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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL 明宣德 鎏金銅瑞獸鎮紙
BEAST 《宣德年製》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF XUANDE
depicted recumbent, its head supported on its front paws
and detailed with bulging round eyes, flaring nostrils and
a coiling mane, turning sharply backwards looking at his
bushy tail curled alongside its rear haunches, its body finely
detailed with a knobby spine and delicate fur, the base with a
four-character reign mark within a rectangular cartouche
9.6 cm, 3¾ in.
HK$ 1,200,000-1,500,000
US$ 153,000-192,000

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