China: Kangxi [ 1662-1722 ]
Length: 6 1/2in [ 16.5cm ]
A large white jade twin horned model of a recumbent longma
the animal with its head turned back, biting at a fruiting peach spray on its spine, the bushy tail flicked over the right haunch,
the body carved in light relief with cloud scrolls over the scales and prominent ribs, the two horns tied with a simulated silk
ribbon over the finely delineated mane, the details boldly carved and well defined, the stone of an even colour.