Lot Essay
Compare to a similarly cast gilt-bronze 'buffalo' scroll weight, dated Kangxi period (1662-1722), sold in Christie's Paris, 9 june 2015, lot 221.
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CHINE, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE
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POIDS DE ROULEAU EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE
The recumbent mythical beast is finely cast with its head slightly raised turned facing one side whilst holding in its mouth a sprig of lotus blossom. Its tail is flicked over its haunches, and the base is incised with a four-character apocryphal mark Tianqi Yuannian (first year of Tianqi's reign, corresponding to 1621).
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
CHINE, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE
The recumbent mythical beast is finely cast with its head slightly raised turned facing one side whilst holding in its mouth a sprig of lotus blossom. Its tail is flicked over its haunches, and the base is incised with a four-character apocryphal mark Tianqi Yuannian (first year of Tianqi's reign, corresponding to 1621).
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
Further details
A GILT-BRONZE 'MYTHICAL ANIMAL' SCROLL WEIGHT
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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