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                                             A BRONze FIguRe OF guANyIN        A cHAMPleVé eNAMel ANd BRONze
                                             19th century                      MOdel OF A luOHAN
                   259                       The goddess of mercy modelled standing on   18th/19th century
                                             a lotus platform and riding upon a wave.   The seated figure modelled seated, wearing
                                             46cm high                         long and voluminous robes incised at
                                                                               the hem with floral designs reserved on
                                             £1,000 - 1,500                    a diaper ground, decorated in roundels
                                                                               each containing one of the Eight Buddhist
                                             260                               Emblems, bajixiang.
                                             A BRONze INceNSe BuRNeR ANd       16.5cm high
                                             cOVeR TOgeTHeR wITH FOuR OTHeR
                                             BRONze ITeMS                      £2,000 - 3,000
                                             19th century
                                             An unusual ‘bamboo form’ incense burner,   262
                                             the cover pierced with bamboo leaves, the   A BRONze VASe
                                             cylindrical vessel with bamboo moulded   Qing Dynasty
                                             pair of handles and tripod feet, apocryphal   Of baluster square-section form, decorated
                                             Xuande mark, 16cm high, weight 1140g;   in relief with ruyi heads at the shoulder above
                                             an usual joss-stick holder and pierced   angular handles, archaistic-style seal mark to
                                             detachable cover of hexagonal form and   the base.
                                             decorated with key-fret panel surrounded   35.3cm high
                                             with bats flanking shou characters, 11.5cm
                                             diameter, weight 499g; together with a tripod   £300 - 500
                                             incense burner with leaf and branch handles
                                             (cover lacking), 11cm high; a small dish   263
                                             formed as a lotus leaf, 11cm diameter and a   A BRONze ‘cHIlONg dRAgON’ BRuSH
                                             bronze figure of a boy, 18cm high.   ReST
                                             (7).                              Late Ming Dynasty
                                                                               The well modelled figure formed as if running,
                                             £400 - 600                        one front leg raised and upon a cloud base
                                                                               section.
                                                                               8cm high, 10.5cm wide, weight 207g

                                                                               £300 - 500




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