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A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
Ming Dynasty
Seated on a recumbent mythical beast, on a double lotus petal base,
the figure wearing a tall pointed crown and the body adorned with
elaborate jewellery. 28.2cm (11.1/8in) high.
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000

306
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A MONK
Cast with a shaven head and meditative expression, dressed in
monk’s robes with a kashaya fastened across the left shoulder, the
right hand raised, the left hand resting on his lap, seated cross-
legged. 47cm (16in) high.

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
307
A BRONZE GARLIC HEAD BOTTLE, SUANTOUPING
Western Han Dynasty
The globular lower body rising from a tall, flared foot, to a slender
neck decorated with a ridge at mid-height and terminating in a
bulbous, garlic-shaped head, the surface patinated to a dark hue
with variegated patches of malachite-green and copper-brown, the
base later inscribed. 41cm (16 1/8in) high

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

Provenance
A private European collection formed prior to the 1960s, and thence
by descent. 307

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