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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Recumbent Water Buffalo
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Recumbent Water Buffalo

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist
DateQing dynasty (1644 -1911)
Made/manufacturedChina
MediumNephrite
Dimensions11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.210
Collections
DescriptionWith the hind legs and front left leg folded under the body, and the right front leg flexed as the creature prepares to rise, the tail colored around to rest on the left haunch, the belly and neck faintly ribbed to indicate folds, the head facing forward with well-defined horns above ears delineated with fine incising, the greenish-gray stone with pale mottling.

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