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A PAIR OF BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ SCROLL WEIGHTS, MING DYNASTY Auction result comparison: Chinese Ceramics,
Both massively cast and with a good, ancient patina. Works of Art and Textiles. Christies, London, 8
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) November 2013, lot 1434. (for a single Buddhist
scroll weight of the same period and similar size)
Each cast as a recumbent Buddhist lion with its head raised, vigilantly staring at the
beholder. Their facial features, mane, backbone and bushy tail are all well detailed. (2) ᶨ⮵㖶ẋ戭䋭䳁捖
䱦ⶍ晽⇣炻列⤥⊭㻧
Shape: Sculptural scroll weights ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ (1368-1644)
Weight: 410 grams together ⑩䚠冯⸜ẋ䚠䫎炻䉨㱩列⤥
Dimensions: Length 7,2 cm each 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Condition: Both in good condition with natural traces of use and wear, as expected on a
bronze of this age EstimateġEUR 300,-
Provenance: American private collectionġ Starting price EUR 150,-

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A minor wear. The undersides of the paws
BUDDHIST LION, 17 – 18 show remainders of old mountings. The
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CENTURY original screw attaching the brocade ball
The bronze statue is made of two parts, to the lion is lost
the lion and the brocade ball, and shows Provenance: Property from the Wunsch
massive fire-gilding, neatly incised collection, Mannheim, Germany,
details to the fur and good patina assembled in China prior to 1905, and
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China, 17 – 18 century thence by descent

Cast with a bushy tail seated on its Auction result comparison: FINE
112 hindquarters with forelegs firmly CHINESE ART. Bonhams’s, 17 May 2018,
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A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER, QING DYNASTY, 18 - 19 Auction result comparison: CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 10 NOVEMBER placed in front, the right one resting LONDON, lot 211. (for another 17
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CENTURY 2017, LONDON, lot 378. (for an archaistic bronze vase with comparable on the brocade ball, with a ferocious century gilt-bronze buddhist lion, but
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Cast and incised bronze with natural dark patina pendent lappets band décor, dated to Qing Dynasty, 18 - 19 century) expression detailed with bulging eyes, much smaller)
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China, Qing Dynasty, 18 - 19 century, likely dating to the earlier 18 FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. Sotheby’s, 11 SEPTEMBER ruyi-shaped nostrils, the jaw opened to
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century 2012, New York, lot 185. (for an archaistic bronze tripod censer with reveal an immaculate row of teeth and 17-18ᶾ䲨曺戭挷慹准䋭⁷
comparable pendent lappets band décor, dated to the 17 - 18 century) four imposing fangs, its head turned to 曺戭挷慹炻↮ㆸ䋭幓⍲三䎫ℑ悐↮炻䱦ⶍ
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The cloud-shaped, lobed body rising from four ruyi-shaped feet to a the right and covered by furry manes 晽搧炻⊭㻧⬴┬
waisted and flaring rim, flanked by a pair of archaistic chilong handles 㶭㛅ầ⎌棽棖䲳暁漵俛戭楁䆸炻18-19ᶾ䲨 to the shoulder and all along its back. ᷕ⚳炻17-18ᶾ䲨
with incised detail work, the body cast with a raised spiral band, above 戭揬炻⣑䃞㶙刚⊭㻧 The brocade ball with an intricate curly- ⑩䚠⬴┬炻忋㍍三䎫冯䋭幓䘬坢䴚怢⣙
an archaistic a pendent lappets band on a leiwen ground. ᷕ⚳炻㶭㛅炻18-19ᶾ䲨炻㍐㕟䁢18ᶾ䲨㖑㛇 waves design in high relief, elegantly Ἦ冒⽟⚳㚤㴟⥮Wunsch㓞啷炻1905⸜岤
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻列⤥⊭㻧 executed. ℍ炻⭞㕷⁛㈧
Shape: Cloud-shape 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 栆Ụ㉵⑩烉⎎ᶨẞ17ᶾ䲨曺戭挷慹准䋭炻
Weight: 2300 grams Shape: Sculptural ⍫侫恎㿂㕗˪ᷕ⚳ 喅埻䍵⑩˫炻2018⸜5
Dimensions: Length 39,5 cm EstimateġEUR 300,- Weight: 1089 grams (lion) and 71 grams 㚰17㖍炻䶐嘇211ˤ
Condition: Excellent with minor wear. Good, old patina. The inside with Starting price EUR 150,- (brocade ball)
some verdigris Dimensions: Length 18, 2 cm EstimateġEUR 600,-
Provenance: American private collection Condition: Good condition with only Starting price EUR 300,-
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