Petit cheval en jade blanc Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siecle

couché, les pattes repliées sous lui, la tête tournée vers l'arrière, la pierre de couleur claire au doux poli, socle (2)

Acquired from a Dutch collection in the 1970s. 

The horse is in overall very good condition. There is a tiny old fritt to the tips of both ears, one associated with a natural vein in the stone that runs through the ear down into the shoulders on the back. The colour of the stone is of a slightly more celadon tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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