Lot number 429 - Auction 148
EINE SCHNITZEREI EINES JUNGEN UND EINES WASSERBUFFALOS AUS WEISSER JADE

A CARVED WHITE JADE 'WATER BUFFALO AND BOY' GROUP China, Qing-Dynasty Jade. L. ca. 15 cm. The carving is executed in the round, depicting a recumbent buffalo with its head turned to the right, gazing at a boy playfully climbing up its back. The boy holds a branch in one hand and a rope in the other. The buffalo's delicately carved, ridged horns rest above its ears, while its powerful body is accentuated by a pronounced spine. The stone is smoothly polished, displaying an even white tone with a faint russet inclusion. With traces of age, partially cracked and restored.