Nephrite Jade Boulder Recumbent Horse Antique Chinese Scholar Stone Scroll Weight 羊脂玉石臥懶馬

Antique Chinese Nephrite Jade BoulderRecumbent Horse 臥懶馬Scholar Stone Scroll WeightOrigin: China. Circa: 19th Century and earlierH 2.5 in. (6.4cm), W 6 in. (15cm),  D 3.5 in. (9cm)Measurement not including wood pedestalCondition: minor imperfections, overall very good! The horse is a noble creature of speed, grandeur and perseverance. It represents the seventh of twelve terrestrial branches in the Chinese zodiac,and classed under the element of fire, and corresponding to the south in the art of Feng Shui.  An ingenious conception and stylized carving of a Chinese recumbent horse, highly expressive and impeccably finished. Crouching on its side with legs bent inward, her powerful head turned and looking up with a snarl, finely engraved mane with swirling hairlines spilling down its shoulders, bushy tail splits in two thrown across her hind legs, forming a carved-through loop that lends the piece a graceful movement, and a suppleness of the essential classicality of the Ming style. Hea