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A VERY RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TAPIR-
SHAPED VESSEL, XIZUN
Yuan/Ming Dynasty
Finely cast after the archaic bronze wine vessel zun in the form of a
tapir, the beast standing foursquare with head facing forward with
an upturned snout, cast in relief with bulging gold-inlaid eyes below
curved brows, the face and pricked ears further decorated with
archaistic motifs inlaid with gold and silver, the neck encircled with a
collar, the taut muscular body inlaid in silver with broad spirals on either
side, the densely inlaid tail pointed downwards, the hollow body fitted
with a small leaf-shaped hinged cover, the bronze with an enhanced
greenish-brown patina with patches of malachite-green encrustation.
17cm (6 11/18in) long.
£30,000 - 50,000
CNY240,000 - 390,000
元/明 銅錯金銀犧尊

Provenance: Mark Dineley (1901-1975)
Peter Dineley (1938-2018), and thence by descent

來源：Mark Dineley（1901-1975年）舊藏
Peter Dineley（1938-2018年）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今

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