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A GILT-BRONZE REPOUSSÉ FRAGMENT                306
OF A MANDORLA OR FLAMING ARCH
Qing Dynasty
The semi-circular section typically modelled
with Garuda grasping the legs of personified
Naginis, his crown with turquoise inset.
20cm (7 7/8in) wide

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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A GROUP OF BUDDHIST IMPLEMENTS
Late Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising: a copper figure of a seated
Sakyamuni; a bronze ritual item, vajra; a
copper portable shrine, gau; a ritual bell,
ghanta. The figure: 15cm (5 7/8in) high (4).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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A GROUP OF FIVE BRONZE FIGURES
16th/17th century and later
Comprising: a bird-form ceremonial boat;
a female attendant-form candlestick; a
seated figure of Guanyin; a model of a Daoist
immortal astride a recumbent deer; and a
female Immortal atop a water buffalo. The
largest: 18cm (7 1/8in) high (7).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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