Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Auction Asian art
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Aus einem einzigen massiven Jadeblock geschnitztes Pferd, in liegender Position, den Kopf nach hinten gerichtet. Dunkelgrünliche opaque Jade, wohl burmesischen Ursprungs, geschnitzt in China. Härtegrad der Jade zwischen 6 und 7. Passender Sockel aus Teakholz. (10805818) (15)
Large jade horse
Length: 63 cm.
Width: 45 cm.
Weight: ca. 80 kg.
China, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century.
Reclining horse with its head arched backwards carved from a single solid jade block. Dark green opaque jade, probably Burmese and carved in China. The jade’s degree of hardness between 6 and 7. With matching teak base.
This object has been individually compared to the information in the Art Loss Register data bank and is not registered there as stolen or missing.
