Antique
Chinese Carved Pair
Sacred Horses Carrying
Buddhist Dharma Seal Mark: Great Ming. Circa:
1960S' EACH:
h. 4 in.(10cm), w. 4.75 in.(12cm), d. 2 in.(5cm)
Condition: hairlines, o.a. very good! A
pair of sacred horses carved from one section of a fine ivory tusk, both pieces
well marked and lightly stained, polished to a soft sheen with turquoise inlays
for the eyes. Depicting the sacred horse which soars above the foaming sea, flames
rising from its back in a fiery column on which a sacred dharma book lies opened.
Inscription on the bottom reads: The Great Ming Dynasty.
Private Collection
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