• Dimension: Width: 7 3/4 in (19.7 cm) Height: 4 in (10.2 cm) Length: 5 3/4 in (14.6 cm)
• Estimate From: $4000
• Estimate To: $6000

Finely carved as a recumbent buffalo, its legs tucked under, with head turned to one side, the large curled horns supported on its humped back, a boy sitting astride its thigh, holding a leafy branch on one hand and the other resting on buffalo head, the back of the buffalo strapped with a straw hat, the stone is of black and white tone. Qing Dynasty period, 18th century.

躺臥的水牛是中國繪畫的經典標誌，象徵著力量和寧靜。當它背上騎著一個小男孩時，這只強大的巨獸成為服從和寧靜的象徵。即使是一個小孩子，也能毫無畏懼地騎在這樣體型和力量的動物上。小孩和水牛也代表著鄉村，是中國生活的精髓。此外，水牛與道教有關，與自然和老子的哲學有聯繫。作為玉器，它們是中國雕刻師創作的最令人印象深刻的作品之一，這個題材似乎特別適合這種媒介。可比較蘇州博物館藏白玉牧童水牛雕件(圖1) 來源: 洛杉磯顯赫私人收藏，約2000-2002年左右購於法國巴黎古董市場
Provenance: From a prestigious private collection, acquired from antique market in Paris, France between 2000-2002.