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A SUPERBLY CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A 清乾隆 牙雕麒麟
QILIN
來源：
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
比利時私人收藏
the animal depicted standing with its left foreleg raised, its Paul Delplace，1967年
poised body well defined with scales, the muscular limbs with
tufts of hair at the joints and terminating in hooves, its horned 巴黎蘇富比2011年6月9日，編號59
head turned sharply backwards looking towards its bushy tail
formed from a mass of elaborate billowing long curls, the face
finely detailed with large eyes beneath neatly combed heavy
eyebrows and a knopped forehead, above a large snout and an
agape mouth revealing sharp teeth, its mane falling into tight
coils along the striated neck, the ivory patinated to a creamy-
white tone
w. 14 cm, 5½ in.
PROVENANCE
A Belgian private collection.
Paul Delplace, 1967.
Sotheby’s Paris, 9th June 2011, lot 59.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000
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