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68 PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY
COLLECTION
PROPERTY FROM A GERMANY FAMILY
COLLECTION 68
A GILT-BRONZE XIEZHI-FORM
69 PAPERWEIGHT
A SILVER ‘SUANNI AND RAM’ POSSIBLY EARLY MING DYNASTY
PAPERWEIGHT The bronze is modelled as a recumbent
MING DYNASTY OR LATER xiezhi with a long beard, well dressed mane,
The silver is modelled as a suanni, one of and the tail flicked across its haunches. The
dragon's nine sons, chasing the tail of a ridged spine and scales are finely rendered
ram. The exterior has a thin layer of green with flames detailing the upper haunches.
encrustation. 2æ in. (7 cm.) high
4 in. (10 cm.) wide HK$60,000-80,000
HK$30,000-50,000 US$7,800-10,000
US$3,900-6,500 或為明初 鎏金銅獬豸鎮紙

PROVENANCE 69

Collection of Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-
1987), Munich, acquired by the current
family in 1997

明或以後 銀狻猊吞羊鎮紙
來源
Ludwig Bretschneider（1909-1987）珍
藏，德國慕尼黑
德國家族珍藏，入藏於1997年

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