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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A RAM
CHINA, SONG DYNASTY OR LATER
The well-cast figure shown striding forwards wtih right
foreleg raised
3Ω in. (9 cm.) long, lucite stand
$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's New York, 4 December 1984, lot 58.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

宋或以後 鎏金銅羊
來源:
紐約蘇富比，1984年12月4日，拍品編號58。
詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥。

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A GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR SEAL WITH
DEER-FORM FINIAL
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The seal surmounted by a finial cast in the form of a deer with
backward-turned head, the hair detailed with fine lines, the seal
face with two characters reading qun ying.
3º in. (8.3 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired
in 1964.

EXHIBITED:
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the
Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13
November 1970.
LITERATURE:
The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James
W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. B76.

The seal qun ying literally translates to `a group of heroes,' but
here may represent a person's name.

十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅鹿鈕方印
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來源:
詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥，1964年9月19日入藏。

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