宋 青白玉帶皮臥牛

modelled recumbent with the tail curled alongside its rear haunches, its head soaring upwards and further detailed with a pair of striated horns, almond-shaped eyes and funnel-shaped ears, pierced with a circular aperture just below the neck, the stone of a greyish celadon tone with patches of brown

Good condition with just minor surface wear.
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臥牛在中國繪畫裏代表寧靜致遠﹑柔能克剛，歌詠田園生活的悠然自得。同時，水牛作為老子的座騎，隱喻著道家的哲學思維。

本品青玉瑩潤，保留褐皮，刻畫傳神，栩栩如生。其背部小洞可供繫戴，隨身把玩，難能可貴。