ID 807501
Lot 740 | A VERY FINE WHITE JADE 'BUFFALO AND BOY’ GROUP
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The group is carved as a boy standing beside a recumbent water buffalo, with one hand on the buffalo’s horn and the other pulling a long rope which trails over the haunch and underneath the body. The softly polished stone is of an even white tone.
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm) long
Provenance
George de Menasce (1891-1967) Collection, London, no. 31.
Rare Art, New York, April 1996.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery,1996-2022.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| 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: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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