The recumbent horse carved with head turned to the left, the mane and tail lightly incised, the underside delicately carved with the four legs, the stone of even tone with a smooth polish
1 3/4in. (4.4cm.) long, box
展览
The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 166
拍品专文
Morgan, writing in Dr Newton's Zoo, Catalogue, no. 48, describes "a typical fat bellied Mongolian pony with bridged nose, rounded between the ears", characteristics which also describe the present lot.