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The crouching animal carved with deep slashes to the flat snout, haunches, eyes and tail, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet rivering
Pig
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Pig

Artist Chinese Artist
DateHan dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumJade
Dimensions1 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 1 1/16 in. (2.9 x 12.2 x 2.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.131
Collections
Visual DescriptionThe crouching animal carved with deep slashes to the flat snout, haunches, eyes and tail, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet rivering
The slender crouching animal carved with deep slashes for the flat snout, haunches, ears and upturned tail, the tail and snout pierced with a hole for attachment, the stone of pale celadon color with areas of calcification
Pig
Chinese Artist
Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
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)
Carved as a crouching animal with extended head held forward with rounded snout and long ears held back, opposite a short tail, one side with a bitong enframed by cloud ribbons extending on to the underside, carved with cloud swirls, the green stone suffused with white and with russet splashes
Crouching Deer
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century or later
Shown in a recumbent position with head resting on its front paws and tail tucked under the body, with bulbous eyes, floppy ears, slightly knobby backbone and scrolls outlining the haunches, the stone of pale yellow, pale brown and dark brown color.
Mythical Beast
Chinese Artist
Yuan and Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
Well carved with an attendant holding a brush clinging to the rear haunches of the stocky elephant as it turns its head to the side, the blanket draped over its back decorated with fish leaping from waves below a yinyang symbol, the greyish-buff stone with dark brown veining (description taken from Christie's auction results, not donor appraisal
Elephant
Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
The massive stone well carved as a pair of recumbent fu lions turned to face each other, a beribboned brocade ball trailing from one of the lion's closed jaws, the 'snail' curled mane trailing over each lion's back to meet the bushy tails, one small cub poised on the back, the underside detailed with clawed feet, the stone of celadon tone with patches of russet highlights
Buddhistic Lion Group
Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
Pig Dragon
Pig Dragon
Chinese Artist
Neolithic period, c. 3500-3000 BCE or later
A fine jade group of a pair of pomegranates worked in low relief with a bat and insect, the stone a subtle pale celadon green tone with russet markings
Two Pomegranates
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century
A rare and unusual jade boulder of natural form, the front with a scene of a sage and boy attendant observing twin aquatic birds as they swim. The whole sculptured with rocks and trees; the stone a pale celadon tone with russet markings.
Boulder with the God of Longevity in a Landscape
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), late 18th century
Naturalistically and finely carved as a pair of catfish coiled end to end, each with round eyes and long whiskers, above spiraling and swirling waves, the stone of even white tone suffused with small areas of russet
Twin-Fish Group
Chinese Artist
18th century
Of compressed globular form, finely carved with 'rope twist' strapwork around the body forming a pattern of lozenge-shaped panels on an otherwise plain ground, the stone of celadon tone with faint russet and white inclusions
Washer
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century or later
Buffalo carved in a recumbent position with its forelegs tucked underneath and tail coiled to the front, with incised lines to depict details on the horns, tail and hooves, the stone of even white tone with areas of russet and black speckling highlighting the carving
Buffalo
Chinese Artist
18th century

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