Lot 13
  • 13

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A HEAVENLY HORSE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY |

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 5 3/8  in., 13.7 cm
carved in openwork with a vivacious heavenly horse galloping across roiling waves, the forelegs extending forward in tandem, the hind legs pushing energetically off the water's surface, the tail sweeping back against peels of splashing water, the body articulated in low relief with wings rising along its sides, fine scales on the skin, and wisps of qi at the shoulders and hips, a large beribboned scroll tied to the back, the undulating watery ground incised with flowing lines and punctuated with plumes of sea spray leaping from the surface and generating swirls of mist, the stone a whitish-celadon tone with icy inclusions and russet passages, wood stand (2)

Provenance

Spink & Son, London, 25th May 1983.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 257.

Condition

The carving is in overall good condition with only a couple tiny nicks. The stone is slightly greener than in the illustration in the printed catalog.
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