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A BRONZE ‘LION’ SEAL
LATE MING DYNASTY
the beast portrayed crouching atop a rectangular base, its bulging eyes
framed by thick coiling eyebrows, the arched back accentuated by a ridged
spine, detailed with a finely incised mane and bushy tail, the front inscribed
with an apocryphal four-character Xuande mark
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£ 1,000-1,500
HK$ 9,700-14,500 US$ 1,250-1,900
MENAGERIE 111
