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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ENGLISH LADY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A QILIN A SMALL ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BOMBÉ CENSER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The mythical beast is cast on a rectangular base with long curled mane and The censer is supported on three low feet and is cast with twin handles with
tail detailed with fine incised lines. The head is modelled with bulging eyes and mythical beast-head terminals. The base bears the impressed hallmark
bared teeth portraying a fierce expression. reading Xuehai Tangzhuren zhi in a recessed rectangle.
6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.) high 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.), across the handles
£6,000-10,000 US$7,700-13,000 £5,000-8,000 US$6,400-10,000
€6,600-11,000 €5,500-8,800
PROVENANCE: The six-character seal mark to the base may be translated as 'Made for the
Acquired in the UK in the 1960s and then by descent within the family. Master of the Xuehai Hall'

英國私人珍藏
明十七世紀 銅雙獸耳三足爐 「學海棠主人製」印款
清乾隆 銅麒麟擺件 六字楷書款
來源:
於1960年代購自英國, 家傳至今

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