Buffalo bill of £470,000
IF the Toguri collection’s £600,000 black and white baluster vase was a masterpiece of Cizhou art, the size, detail and ingenious use of the stone’s natural inclusions make this monumental black and grey water buffalo, offered in Sotheby’s Bond Street’s 127-lot mixed owner outing on June 9, a master class in jade carving.
Dating to the late Ming or early Qing dynasty, the recumbent water buffalo is a symbol of strength a…