Lot description
A RARE LARGE BLACK AND GREY JADE WATER BUFFALO EARLY QING DYNASTY the docile-looking beast carved from a large black and grey boulder with markings similar to that of a real buffalo, depicted seated in a recumbent attitude with head turned to the left, his proud facial features depicted with flaring nostrils and alert eyes, his forehead marked by a large 'cow-lick' tuft of hair growing in a circle, framed by mighty horns curling towards the back of his head, the trumpet-shaped ears and base of the horns finely incised with lines depicting the fur, his thick dewlap extending from his chin towards his chest, the form of the body accentuated by the superbly defined spine extending to the tail that curls around its hind leg, all four hooves boldly carved on the underside, the stone of greyish celadon tone suffused with creamy-white inclusions save for a large black patch on the hind quarters extending to the underside, wood stand Quantity: 2 28 cm., 11 in.
