THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(Lots 166-168)
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL MYTHICAL BEAST, modelled recumbent with a horn and beard, its mouth open to expose fangs, its rump overlaid with an armour-like shell, its feet multi-cloven, the body decorated with florettes and diaper-pattern on a turquoise ground (small enamel losses and restorations),
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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL MYTHICAL BEAST, modelled recumbent with a horn and beard, its mouth open to expose fangs, its rump overlaid with an armour-like shell, its feet multi-cloven, the body decorated with florettes and diaper-pattern on a turquoise ground (small enamel losses and restorations),
Qianlong four-character mark and of the period
25cm. long
Qianlong four-character mark and of the period
25cm. long
Exhibited
C.I.N.A. International Art Treasures Exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1962, no.573
Further details
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN