18th century|Deftly carved from a translucent stone of an even pale tone, the recumbent animal with twisting horns resting on its raised and bent forelegs, its head slightly swayed to the left holding a gnarled spray of lingzhi in its mouth cleverly utilising the russet stone, carefully detailed with a subtley defined spine, ribs, rounded haunches and upturned tail, the stone of white even tone with some russet highlights. 7cm (2 3/4in) wide|十八世紀 白玉帶皮水牛銜靈把件Provenance: a European private collection來源： 歐洲私人收藏