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A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Modelled recumbent but supported on its legs, looking back towards a small baluster vase on its back, its head with ears pinned back and a short bifurcated horn, the celadon green body decorated with florettes and flames, wearing a blue harness embellished with a small red cabochon centering a florette on the rump and a saddle blanket decorated with a classic scroll border, the nianhao cast in a line on the forehead (small chips)
6 3/4in. (7.2cm.), wood stand
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Modelled recumbent but supported on its legs, looking back towards a small baluster vase on its back, its head with ears pinned back and a short bifurcated horn, the celadon green body decorated with florettes and flames, wearing a blue harness embellished with a small red cabochon centering a florette on the rump and a saddle blanket decorated with a classic scroll border, the nianhao cast in a line on the forehead (small chips)
6 3/4in. (7.2cm.), wood stand