LOT 193 Ming Dynasty A parcel-gilt bronze model of a mythical beast, Xiniu
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Ming Dynasty|The recumbent horned mythical beast naturalistically cast with bulging eyes and manes, the head graciously turned backward, the legs neatly bent, encircled by scrolling flames to the thighs and shoulders. 26.3cm (10 3/8in) wide|明 局部鎏金銅瑞獸坐像Provenance: a distinguished European private collection 來源: 顯貴歐洲私人收藏Compare with a very similar parcel-gilt bronze mirror stand in the form of a mythical beast, Song or Yuan dynasty, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated by R.Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, pp.100-101, no.87. Another very similar parcel-gilt bronze mirror stand in the form of a mythical beast, 14th/15th century, is illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chinese Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.112, no.57.
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2017年11月7-8日
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