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CHINESE MING DYNASTY GREYISH PALE GREEN JADE STATUE CARVING DEPICTING 3 BOYS PLAYING WITH A HORSE.

WHITE, BROWN AND RUSSET INCLUSIONS.

SIZE: 12 X 7 CM, 5.5 CM THICK.

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TOY LIKE JADE FIGURINES:
MANY TINY TOY LIKE JADE FIGURINES WERE UNEARTHED IN 1974 FROM A MAUSOLEUM OF THE ANCIENT STATE OF ZHONGSHAN. MOST OF THEM WERE IN THE FORM OF FEMALE OR BOYS PLAYING WITH VARIOUS GROUP OF ANIMALS. THEY HAVE THEIR HAIR DONE UP IN BUNS ON THE HEAD, DOUBLE BUNS FOR WOMEN AND SINGLE ONE FOR THE BOYS. SOME WERE STANDING, HOLDING THEIR HANDS BEFORE THE CHEST. THE FEMALES ARE CLAD IN TIGHT-SLEEVED DRESSES, BUTTONED DOWN THE MIDDLE, AND CHEQUERED LONG SKIRTS. THE HAIRDO AND COSTUME MUST BE TRUE-TO-LIFE REPRODUCTIONS OF THOSE PREVALENT IN ZHONGSHAN AT THE TIME.