Lot 206
  • 206

A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BUFFALO QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Length 2 1/2  in., 6.3 cm
recumbent with the legs folded beneath the rounded arced body, the head resting on the left shoulder, the long eyelashes incised to frame the almond-shaped eyes, with two long curved horns extending backwards, the stone a light bluish hue tinged with russet and with milky white inclusions, the underside pirced two small holes

Provenance

Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf.
Alvin Lo Oriental Art Ltd., New York.

Condition

With very minor wear and pale caramel fissures including one on the left horn extending down the side of the face. With two apertures on the underside, likely later-drilled and with small chips around. The color of the stone is whiter than in the illustration in the printed catalogue.
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