A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A HORSE

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

LENGTH: 5.5CM

The recumbent beast is well modelled with its forelegs raised and long tail curled alongside its rear haunches. Its russet-brown head is turned to one side with a slight lean and finely detailed with almond-shaped eyes, flaring nostrils, short pointed ears and a combed mane. The translucent white stone is suffused with attractive russet-brown inclusions.

SIMILAR EXAMPLE

A horse in a slightly difference pose but rendered with comparable facial details, dated to the Song-Jin dynasty, is illustrated in Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1986, pp. 134-135, Catalogue No. 112.

PROVENANCE

The Ju-yi Scholar’s Studio Collection 居易書屋 , Taipei, acquired prior to 1999.

宋代      褐白玉臥馬