ID 1007267
Lot 815 | A SUPERB GREENISH-GREY AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The horse is shown in a coiled position, with the head resting on the tucked tail and back right leg. The hair of the mane and the tail are finely incised. The stone is of a greenish-grey and black tone, particularly on the underside, and has extensive veining throughout.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, cloth box
Provenance
Chung Wah Pui, The Hei-Chi Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 29 November 2004.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, pp. 142-43, no. 131.
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, pp. 96-97, no. 65.
Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 142.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 46-47, no. 18.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Carving, 21 October-24 December 1983.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Animals, 19 April-14 July 1996.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Liao dynasty, Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Liao dynasty, Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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