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The Property of a French Collector A very similar gilt-bronze recumbent qilin mirror stand is in the
permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; see
426 Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London 1990, illustrated on the front
A rare partially-gilt recumbent qilin mirror stand cover of the book.
Ming dynasty, probably 16th century
Heavily cast with the long slim mythical animal recumbent and coiled
looking to its right, its back set with a hollow holder for a circular
mirror, now containing a Chinese metal European-style clock, the
animal’s surface with extensive rich gilding remaining on the head and
hindquarters.
24cm wide.
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000
明 擬十六世紀 銅局部鎏金麒麟背鏡
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