A GRAY JADE CARVING OF A HORSE AND FOAL GROUP QING DYNASTY

superbly carved in the round of a foal climbing upon the body of a larger recumbent horse, each realistically modeled with striated manes and tails, their necks raised and turned towards each other, the stone with green undertones and dark gray inclusions and mottling

Sotheby's London, 3rd July 1973, lot 17.
Sydney L. Moss.

Overall good condition. The color of the jade is more greenish-gray than the catalogue image suggests.
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The subject of two horses together in Chinese decorative art can be traced to various art forms and paintings during the Song dynasty, where the animals were depicted as biting or in combat with one another. In later periods, this evolved into playful or resting scenes.