Blood Jade War Horse.  China.

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This is quite a prize.   The head is styled after the Han Dynasty horses . . .  exaggerated and – sometimes – comical.  The body, definitely Tang Dynasty.

A great combination of traits.

 

And then there is the JADE . . .  multi-colored with furious intensity.

 

From Zhenping County, Henan province . . .  a special jade-carving place.

 

The color, the detail, the design . . .  I have not seen anything like this in my 25 years of collecting.

 

Stand not included.

 

This item is SOLD.  Thanks T.S. !