A ROCK CRYSTAL WATER BUFFALO China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The stone of a good quality with natural inclusions carved as a water buffalo in a recumbent position with legs tucked beneath the rounded body. Condition: With minor wear, few light scratches and one horn reattached, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small natural cracks over time. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 1372 g Dimensions: Length 15 cm, height 9 cm