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                                                             A LARGE BRONZE ‘LUDUAN’ INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
                                                             Ming Dynasty
                                                             The animated beast seated with the head turned to its left, hinged at
                                                             the front, the open mouth revealing fanged jaws, the body well cast
                                                             with scales and flame motifs, the upturned tail with six curls of hair
                                                             extending upwards.
                                                             40.5cm (16in) high. (2).

                                                             £5,000 - 8,000
                                                             CNY44,000 - 71,000
                                                             HK$48,000 - 77,000


























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           A GILT-BRONZE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A LAMA
           Tibet, possibly 18th century
           Heavily cast, the figure seated in padmasana over cushions and clad
           in a peaked layered headdress, probably that of the Karma-pas,
           and thickly-folded robes, his right hand held before is torso in vitarka
           mudra, the other open in his lap, the cushions and hems of the robes
           finely incised with brocaded motifs. 22cm (8 5/8in) high

           £8,000 - 12,000
           CNY71,000 - 110,000
           HK$77,000 - 120,000








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