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576 Y
A BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ INCENSE
BURNER
Ming Dynasty
Heavily cast as a seated Buddhist Lion, its
forehead with ‘Wang’ character above the
bulging eyes, the tail and mane finely incised,
the right paw resting on a brocade ball, the
metal patinated to a rich black hue, hongmu
stand. 28.3cm (11 1/8in) high (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
HK$19,000 - 29,000

577
A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF
JAMBHALA
576 Yongle six-character mark, Qing Dynasty
Seated on the back of a lion, the rotund figure
holding a mongoose in his left hand, wearing
a five pointed tiara, jewelled body adornments
and billowing celestial scarf, set on a lotus
petal base.
18.5cm (7.1/4in) high.

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$9,700 - 15,000

578
A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF
A BODHISATTVA
577 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.

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
HK$19,000 - 29,000

579
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
Late Ming Dynasty
The figure seated in padmasana over a double
lotus base, wearing a high tiara and heavy
jewellery, clad in a thickly-folded dhoti, the
chest bedecked in jewellery, one hand resting
on their left knee, the other raised in mudra,
both clasping long-stemmed lotuses holding
respectively a book and an alms bowl at each
of the deity’s shoulders. 21cm (8 1/4 in) high
578
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$7,700 - 12,000

579

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