Recumbent horse
Small jade or metal figures of recumbent horses like this one were popular adornments for scholars’ desks. The statues’ flat bases allowed them to serve not only as elegant ornaments but also as practical paperweights.
Artwork Details
- 清 白玉臥馬鎮紙
- Title: Recumbent horse
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
- Classification: Jade
- Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
- Object Number: 32.100.455
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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