LOT 78 A FINE BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF A HORSE Ming Dynasty
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A FINE BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF A HORSE Ming DynastyTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A FINE BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF A HORSEMing DynastyThe pebble expertly carved as a recumbent horse, its head turned sharply to its left and touching its left hoof, with finely incised mane and almond-shaped eyes, the stone of lustrous dark-brown tone with white patches. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) wide. 明 黑白玉雕馬把件Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above on 10 August 1987, and thence by descent 來源:倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在1987年8月10日從上處購得,並由後人保存迄今The motif of a horse nibbling its hoof was a popular feature in the Ming dynasty; see Dr Newton's Zoo: A Study of post-Archaic Small Jade Carvings, London, 1981, no.50. See a similar brown and white jade carving of a horse in the same position, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, pp.164-165, no.151.sold_price_type: £
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