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A CHINESE WHITE JADE HORSE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736 - 1795)
The horse is shown with legs tucked under the body and head turned backwards, the ridged backbone following the elegant curve of the body. The mane and tail are rendered with fine hair markings. It's with a fitted wood stand.
A closely comparable, though slightly smaller example (6.8 cm long) from the Durrwin Tang Collection was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2018, lot 135, for HKD 1,625,000 (approximately AUD 318,385). Another jade horse of similar grey tone and nearly identical posture, dated to the Ming dynasty, was offered at Christie¡¯s New York, 24 September 2021, lot 742.
清乾隆 白玉臥馬
玉馬作臥姿，四足收於身下，回首顧盼，脊背線條流暢優雅，鬃尾刻劃細緻。配原裝木座。
源流：
南澳私人收藏
8cm wide; 6cm high
Sold for $4,200
Lot 234
The horse is shown with legs tucked under the body and head turned backwards, the ridged backbone following the elegant curve of the body. The mane and tail are rendered with fine hair markings. It's with a fitted wood stand.
A closely comparable, though slightly smaller example (6.8 cm long) from the Durrwin Tang Collection was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2018, lot 135, for HKD 1,625,000 (approximately AUD 318,385). Another jade horse of similar grey tone and nearly identical posture, dated to the Ming dynasty, was offered at Christie¡¯s New York, 24 September 2021, lot 742.
清乾隆 白玉臥馬
玉馬作臥姿，四足收於身下，回首顧盼，脊背線條流暢優雅，鬃尾刻劃細緻。配原裝木座。
源流：
南澳私人收藏
8cm wide; 6cm high
Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
Overall in good condition.
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