A MOTTLED WHITE-CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HORSE ON WAVES 17...

A MOTTLED WHITE-CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HORSE ON WAVES 17TH CENTURY 青褐玉海马 十七世纪 modelled as the standing horse drinking from water, as it splashes around its legs 5cm long PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Bonhams Knightsbridge, 'Asian Art', 4 November 2019, lot 1 (part of lot), with duplicate copy of invoice NOTE: For comparative examples, see the following references: S. K. Fung, Yeung Chun-tong, ‘Exquisite Jade Carving: Figures Animals, Ornaments’, University of Hong Kong, 1996, No. 49 Bluett & Sons, ‘Dr Newton’s Zoo: A Study of Post-Archaic Small Jade Carvings’, London, 1981, No. 102

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