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841
A GOLD AND SILVER INLAID ‘LUDUAN’ CENSER
18th/19th century
The rotund body cast with flames and scrolls in relief accented with
gold and silver inlay, the collar suspending a bell and two tassels, the
bushy tail swept to one side, standing foursquare on a coiled dragon
forming a foot ring, the separately-cast head with an open mouth
exposing sharp fangs and pointed tongue beneath a broad nose and
bulging eyes, the single horn on the top of the head flanked by cupped
ears, the thick mane forming a curled fringe around the edge, the
details all finely inlaid in gold and silver.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) high

$12,000 - 15,000
十八/十九世紀 銅錯金銀甪端式熏爐

Provenance:
Doyle, New York, 12 September 2016, lot 158

來源：
紐約Doyle拍賣行，2016年9月12日，拍賣編號158

842
A BRONZE MYTHICAL BEAST
17th century
Sturdily cast with a hollow interior, the lithe body in a seated pose,
the muscles in its powerful thighs rippling beneath its skin, the strong
shoulder blades rising above its pronounced spine, the single-horned
head turned to the right, with bulging eyes and jaws agape revealing
sharp fangs and pointed tongue, each of the paws ending in sharp
claws.
7in (17.7cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

十七世紀 銅瑞獸坐像

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