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A gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamel qilin
Qianlong/Jiaqing
Standing on a rectangular pedestal framed by a balustrade, the mythical
beast with four hoofed feet engulfed in flames, the scaley body
surmounted on the back with a double gourd vase tied with a billowing
ribbon at the waist, the ribbed decoration at the belly rising to the torso
and elongated neck, the creature with head looking upwards to the
right, its ferocious visage with jaws wide open revealing sharp teeth,
framed by long whiskers, goatee and a pair of horns, the furry mane
at the neck running along the spine ending in a upturned tail, all finely
enamelled in vivid tones of blue, green, white, yellow, pink, red and
turquoise.
22cm wide.
HK$180,000 - 220,000
US$23,000 - 28,000
清乾隆/嘉慶 銅胎掐絲琺瑯麒麟犧尊
Provenance 來源：
A & J Speelman Oriental Art, London

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