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Lot details China, circa 11th century BC. Of flattened form, the horse carved in profile, standing with its head slightly lowered, detailed with large almond-shaped eyes, pricked ears, and a jagged mane, pierced through the mouth for suspension. The translucent stone of a pale gray tone with cloudy white and ochre veins and inclusions. Provenance: From the collection of David Taylor and thence by descent within the Taylor family. David Taylor (1876-1958) was a notable British businessman who lived in Belfast and owned various commercial buildings along with a substantial portfolio of stocks and shares. During his travels to China in the early 20th century, he acquired many jades, including the present lot. His grandfather, Sir David Taylor was born in 1815 in Perth, Scotland, and moved to Belfast in 1842, serving as its Mayor in 1867 and for two consecutive terms in 1883 and 1884. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and few minuscule nicks here and there. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Weight: 36.6 g Dimensions: Length 6.6 cm Literature comparison: Shang dynasty jade horse pendants are extremely rare, and only few other examples appear to be recorded. For comparison, see a pair of jade horses of a slightly larger size, each pierced at the top of the neck with a small aperture for suspension, excavated from Fu Hao's tomb in Anyang, Henan province, published in Institute of Archaeology, CASS, ed., Jades from the Yin Sites at Anyang, Beijing, 1981, pl. 94. Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related pale green jade horse pendant, also dated late Shang to Western Zhou dynasty, of flattened form, carved in profile, and with similar eyes, at Sotheby’s New York in Junkunc: Arts of Ancient China II on 10 September 2019, lot 208, sold for USD 47,500, and a related rabbit pendant, dated Shang to early Western Zhou dynasty, of smaller size (3.5 cm), at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Monochrome III on 22 April 2021, lot 43, sold for HKD 151,200. 商末至西周玉馬掛件 中國，公元前約十一世紀。形體較小，體扁平但邊緣圓滑，表面光素無紋，腦後有一圓孔可供繫佩用。馬作垂首狀，口微張，“臣”字目，尾下垂，並於中部外側飾一凸脊，頸部齒牙鬃毛，作直立行走狀。半透明的淺灰色調的玉料，白色和赭石色紋理和内沁。 來源：David Taylor收藏，自此一直保存在Taylor家族中。David Taylor (1876-1958) 曾是一位著名的英國商人，住在貝爾法斯特，擁有各種商業建築以及大量股票和股份。二十世紀初，他到中國旅行時購買了許多玉器，包括現在的這件。 他的祖父戴維·泰勒爵士 1815 年出生於蘇格蘭Perth，1842 年移居Belfast，1867 年擔任市長，1883 年和 1884 年連任。 品相：狀況極好，輕微的舊時磨損，局部有輕微劃痕。有天然紋理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：36.6 克 尺寸：長 6.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的灰綠色玉馬掛件，同樣為商末至西周，扁平形，相似眼睛刻畫，見紐約蘇富比Junkunc: Arts of Ancient China II 2019年9月10日 lot 208, 售價USD 47,500； 一件相近玉兔掛件，商至西周初年，尺寸更小 (3.5 厘米), 見香港蘇富比 Monochrome III 2021年4月22日 lot 43, 售價HKD 151,200。