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BRONze ANd MeTAlwARe 176
A BRONze FIguRe OF THe gReeN
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AN INlAId BRONze INceNSe BuRNeR Sino-Tibetan, 19th century
ANd cOVeR TOgeTHeR wITH OTHeR The deity cast seated in lalitasana on a
MeTAlwAReS double-lotus base, the left foot resting on a 176
19th century lotus bloom issuing from the base, the left
The incense burner cover with tubular finial hand raised in vitarka mudra, the face with
within a raised band of archaistic bird designs a serene expression and crowned with a
spaced by raised flanges, the vessel with twin five-leaf tiara atop neatly tied back hair, two
zoomorphic handles and a further central lotus stalks flanking her arms and extending
band of bird designs, all raised on three upwards above the shoulders, the figure
hoof feet, 19cm wide, 13.5cm high, weight elaborately adorned with beaded jewellery.
including cover 1205g; a cast bronze mirror 36cm high
depicting tree shrews amidst fruiting vines
in relief, 12.2cm diameter; a bronze footed £1,500 - 2,000
bowl relief decorated with archaistic motifs to
interior and exterior, bearing four-character 177 Y
archaistic mark to base, 22cm diameter, A BRONze INceNSe BuRNeR wITH
weight 1620g; a small cloisonnÈ enamel HuANgHuAlI cOVeR ANd STANd
circular cushion-shaped box and cover, 9cm Ming Dynasty
diameter; , together with a lacquer box of The stepped rim above neck cast with diaper
marquise-shape and with detachable cover, ground, twin pierced and curving handles
the top carved with precious objects on a rising from the shoulder, all raised on tripod
diaper ground, the sides with scrolling lotus. mask and paw feet, the pierced and carved
13.5cm wide (8). huanghuali cover topped by bronze dancing
Liu Hai, the ring-shaped stand raised on
£800 - 1,200 tripod feet.
Total height 41cm (3).
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the Consul £2,000 - 3,000
General in Mukden, Manchuria in the 1900s
who returned to the UK in 1925, and thence 178
by family decent. A BRONze ReclININg BuddHA,
A BRONze BOwl ANd A BRONze
INceNSe BuRNeR
The Thai Buddha modelled at rest upon a
plinth base, pillows at his head and feet,
25cm wide, the Chinese bowl of oviform and
decorated with mask and ring handles and
a band of archaistic diaper, 15cm high, the
incense burner modelled as a bird on one leg 177
with detachable cover to its back and raised
on a lotus dais.
22cm high
£250 - 350

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