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Recumbent Duck
Recumbent Duck
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Recumbent Duck

Artist Chinese Artist
Date18th-19th century
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumJade
Dimensions1 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 15/16 in. (4 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.87
Collections
Finely carved with its head turned back over its wings folded back and incised with archaistic decoration, a long leafy lotus spray trailing from its beak, the underside detailed with webbed feet, the stone of even tone.
Recumbent Duck
Chinese Artist
18th century
Grasping a stem of millet in its beak
Recumbent Duck
Chinese Artist
Song and Ming dynasty (960-1644)
Grasping a lotus leaf in its beak.
Recumbent Duck
Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
A figure of a recumbent horse carved with its head turning over its shoulder, the stone a dark mottled tone.
Recumbent Horse
Chinese Artist
Ming or Qing dynasty
The kneeling horse carved with head raised and looking forward, the mane and tail lightly incised, fitted with a halter, saddlecloth, saddle, and stirrups, the stone predominantly of celadon tone with brown areas
Recumbent Horse
Chinese Artist
Yuan and Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
Shown with head arched back and resting on its body, some small chips to wings and tail feathers
Recumbent Phoenix
Chinese Artist
Song and Ming dynasty (960-1644)
Carved as an elongated hound lying with its head resting between the out stretched front legs, the spine and folds on either side of the body articulated with delicate lines and ridges ending to the rear with a coiled tail, the underside with well-carved details depicting the paw.
Recumbent Hound
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier
Well carved along the natural curves of the stone, the head turned towards the back, the face framed by long locks of gently incised mane, seated on its haunches with its tail swished to one side, the underside well detailed hooves, the stone of white tone with dark brown highlights
Recumbent Horse
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
The thick stone carved as a recumbent buffalo following the form of the boulder, the legs tucked beneath the body, the head turned to one side, with broad snout and large curled horns, opposite the tail flicked to one side, the gray green stone with a broad suffusion of dark green and white on reverse.
Recumbent Buffalo
Chinese Artist
19th century or later
The kneeling camel looking forward with legs tucked under its body, the back bone well-defined
Recumbent Camel
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier
A small mottled white jade figure of a recumbent horse, with head turned to rest on its back, possibly Ming Dynasty
Recumbent Horse
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later
The thick stone well carved as a recumbent buffalo following the form of the boulder, the legs ticked beneath the body, the head turned to tone side, with broad snout and large curled horns, opposite the tail flicked to one side, the grayish green stone infused with a patch of white, small chip
Recumbent Buffalo
Chinese Artist
19th-20th century

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