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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF
KUI XING
17TH CENTURY
The god of examinations is cast with a lively
expression on his face with his hair and celestial
scarves billowing in the wind. In one hand he holds
a brush, and in the other an ingot. He stands in his
typical pose, with one foot atop a ferce winged
dragon rising from tumultuous waves upon a
rectangular stand supported on four ruyi-shaped
feet.
21º in. (54 cm.) high
£20,000-30,000 $26,000-38,000
€24,000-35,000
明十七世紀 漆金銅魁星踢斗
來源:英國私人珍藏
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