A pale green and russet jade carving of a horse and monkey


17th centuryWell carved as a horse standing tied to a post surmounted by a lotus-bud finial, a mischievous monkey raises a branch towards a fluttering bee beneath the finely-incised mane, the stone of pale celadon-green tone with russet inclusions, wood stand. 10.2cm (3 1/2in) long. (2).
|十七世紀 青白玉帶皮馬上封侯擺件Provenance: an English private collection來源： 英國私人收藏The carving of a bee or wasp (feng 蜂), monkey (hou 猴), and horse (ma 馬) is a rebus for the blessing 'May you immediately be conferred a high-ranking position (mashang fenghou 馬上封侯).Compare with a related jade carving, 18th century, of very similar form and motif, which was sold at Christie's London, 17 May 2013, lot 1390.