A CHINESE GRAY AND DARK BROWN JADE CARVING OF A WATER BUFFALO, QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911
the recumbent horned buffalo naturalistically modelled, its forelegs and hindlegs neatly tucked under the body and the head turned to one side, with a long rope tied around its face, around its flaring nostrils and across its back, opaque gray stone with the dark sections, on a wooden base, width: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 in.)
PROVENANCE
G. Malina, New York, September 9, 1974