A RARE LARGE DARK GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A WATER BUFFALO
17TH/18TH CENTURY
A RARE LARGE DARK GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A WATER BUFFALO 17TH/18TH CENTURY Well carved in a recumbent position with legs tucked beneath the full, rounded body and tail flicked to one side, the head turned inquisitively towards the viewer, with broad, well-carved mouth and rippled hide above the muzzle, and with short ridged horns above the well-hollowed ears, the jowls, ear edges and base of the horns carved with hair markings and the top of the head lightly incised wtih a whorl of hair, the stone with satiny polish and of rich moss green color with some paler opaque mottling 15 in. (38.2 cm.) long, wood stand
A RARE LARGE DARK GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A WATER BUFFALO
17TH/18TH CENTURY
A RARE LARGE DARK GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A WATER BUFFALO 17TH/18TH CENTURY Well carved in a recumbent position with legs tucked beneath the full, rounded body and tail flicked to one side, the head turned inquisitively towards the viewer, with broad, well-carved mouth and rippled hide above the muzzle, and with short ridged horns above the well-hollowed ears, the jowls, ear edges and base of the horns carved with hair markings and the top of the head lightly incised wtih a whorl of hair, the stone with satiny polish and of rich moss green color with some paler opaque mottling 15 in. (38.2 cm.) long, wood stand
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