A FINE WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A BOY QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the even white stone finely worked to depict the striding boy holding the reins of a hobby horse in his left hand, his right hand held high and holding a whip

In very good condition, the stone of a pure, even white tone. One minute nick to the tip of hobby horse's ear and to the soles of the boy's shoe.
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