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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION 宋至明 銅錯銀瑞獸鎮紙
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ‘MYTHICAL 展覽：
BEAST’ PAPERWEIGHT 曾柱昭及莫士撝，《文玩萃珍》，香港大學馮平山博物
SONG – MING DYNASTY 館， 香港，1986年，編號134
the animal with its front paws extended and head tilted slightly
backwards, its hind leg raised scratching its ear, its flowy
mane, beard and tail finely inlaid with silver, zitan wood stand
6.7 cm, 2⅝ in.

EXHIBITED
Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar’s Studio,
Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
1986, cat. no. 134.

HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,850-6,400
The distinct sculptural quality of this paperweight, its flat base
and the silver-inlay technique, would point out towards a Song
dynasty dating.
For further discussions on the dating of the present piece,
please refer to Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the
Scholar’s Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 134.

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