A LARGE CARVED YELLOW JADE 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' BRUSHPOT...

Estimate

£4,000 - £6,000

A LARGE CARVED YELLOW JADE 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' BRUSHPOT
17TH / 18TH CENTURY
青黄玉‘八骏图’笔筒 清   十七/十八世纪
the cylindrical sides well carved with the Eight Horses of Muwang in a landscape of rocks and trees, beneath scrolling clouds, all within geometric bands, raised on three openwork scroll feet
10.0cm diameter x 14.6cm high

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Sotheby's, Sydney, Meares: Paintings and Decorative Arts, 1995, Lot 376 and with original receipt

NOTE: For a similar example sold at auction see: Christie's London, Fine Chinese Ceramic and Works of Art, 15 May 2007, lot 364

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