登录
The horse depicted recumbent with its legs tucked underneath and head turned sharply towards the monkey on its back, with realistically-depicted hoofs and sinewy limbs, the monkey clambering up the horse's hindquarters reaching for the horse chin, fine incised lines suggesting horse mane and tail; with later associated acrylic stand, brocade box.
L: 3 1/8 in., H: 2 1/4 in.
PROVENANCE:
Red collection number (75.11A) on underside
Probably Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco (label)
Property from a private collection, Bethesda, Maryland
The horse depicted recumbent with its legs tucked underneath and head turned sharply towards the monkey on its back, with realistically-depicted hoofs and sinewy limbs, the monkey clambering up the horse's hindquarters reaching for the horse chin, fine incised lines suggesting horse mane and tail; with later associated acrylic stand, brocade box.
PROVENANCE:
Red collection number (75.11A) on underside
Probably Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco (label)
Property from a private collection, Bethesda, Maryland
NOTE:
The subject of a monkey on a horse's back was extremely popular in China, signifying the rebus "Mashang Fenghou" (may you immediately rise to the rank of Marquis/may you quickly rise in rank).
