A LAPIS FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE QING DYNASTY |

possibly portraying a kneeling Kanthaka, Prince Siddhartha’s loyal steed, carved with an incised mane and tail, the belly carved with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, the calcite-rich stone of striated blue and off-white with metallic fleck inclusions, with a carved hardwood lotus stand (2)