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86 SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK 20 MARCH 2018 MING: LUMINOUS DAWN OF EMPIRE
!!! AN EXTREMELY RARE GILT-BRONZE ‘QILIN’
WATER DROPPER
XUANDE MARK AND PERIOD
the recumbent mythical beast cast with the face of a dragon, antlers
of a ram, and body of a deer covered in ! sh scales, and the mane and
tail of a lion, the thin legs with hooved feet tucked under the body, its
sides emblazoned with " ame-like wings, the hollow body set with a small
circular opening on the back and another aperture in the mouth, the
underside cast with a vertical six-character reign mark in a cartouche
Length 3⅝ in., 9.2 cm
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$ 150,000-200,000
