A grey jade carving of a buffalo
明 灰玉圓雕臥牛
A sensitively modelled grey jade carving depicting a buffalo with its head turned to the left, resting on bent legs with one propped to the side. The buffalo grasps a long millet spray in its mouth extending across its body, with detailed features including a well-rendered snout, alert eyes, and curved ribbed horns. The substantial stone displays mottled grey and white coloring accentuated with attractive dark patches and veining.
- Medium
- sensitively modelled with its head turned to its left and resting on bent legs with one propped up to the side, depicted grasping in its mouth a long millet spray extending across its body, the head detailed with a well-rendered snout and alert eyes, crowned with curved ribbed horns, the substantial stone of a mottled grey and white colour and accentuated with attractive dark patches and veining
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Monochrome III
April 22, 2021
Estimate: $1,200,000 – $1,500,000
Lot 40
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