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         A GILT-BRONZE ‘CHILONG’ PAPER WEIGHT              A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BATS AND BAMBOO’
         QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY                        SCROLL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
         The large square-section weight is boldly cast with a chilong with   QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
         its head raised, bulbous eyes and teeth bared, its body is modelled   The box and cover are in the form of a painting scroll, the cover
         coiled around the upper surface of the seal, all amongst a wave   carved with brocade patterns at two ends, simulating a scroll being
         decoration at the corners. The bronze is of a rich, yellow tone.  rolled out to reveal the centre of the ‘painting’ decorated with five
         2 ¡ in. (6 cm.) square, zitan stand, box          bats surrounding a shou roundel. The sides of the box and cover
         HK$100,000-150,000              US$13,000-19,000  are decorated with bamboo stems. The stone is of a milky greyish-
                                                           white tone with concentrated areas of dark-brown streaks.
         PROVENANCE                                        3 ƒ in. (9 cm.) wide, box
         Spink & Son Ltd., London
                                                           HK$60,000-80,000                 US$7,700-10,000

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                                                           The Yangdetang Collection
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