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
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
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