Paperweight - horse and monkey; maker, subject: horse and monkeys; materials/implements: painting implements; culture: Chinese; period: Qing 1644–1911, 18th–19th century; decoration; dimensions: height 6.6 cm, width 4.3 cm., A smooth, pale creamy-white carved object resembling two stylized animals positioned together, with one larger figure reclining and a smaller figure curving over it; the carving shows rounded forms, flowing contours, and delicate openings between parts, all resting on a flat, light-gray surface with a soft shadow beneath; the background above transitions from medium gray near the surface to a deep charcoal at the top.
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Paperweight - horse and monkey; maker, subject: horse and monkeys; materials/implements: painting implements; culture: Chinese; period: Qing 1644–1911, 18th–19th century; decoration; dimensions: height 6.6 cm, width 4.3 cm., A smooth, pale creamy-white carved object resembling two stylized animals positioned together, with one larger figure reclining and a smaller figure curving over it; the carving shows rounded forms, flowing contours, and delicate openings between parts, all resting on a flat, light-gray surface with a soft shadow beneath; the background above transitions from medium gray near the surface to a deep charcoal at the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_218

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Paperweight - horse monkey maker subject horse monkeys materials implements painting culture Chinese period Qing 1644–1911 18th–19th century decoration dimensions height 6.6 cm width 4.3 cm smooth pale creamy-white carved object resembling two stylized animals positioned together larger figure reclining smaller figure curving carving rounded forms flowing contours delicate openings parts resting flat light-gray surface soft shadow beneath background transitions medium gray near surface deep charcoal top.

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