California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 December 15, 2017  December 15, 2017

 Lot # 5171 
A GILT-BRONZE MYTHICAL BEAST PAPERWEIGHT    清 銅鎏金瑞獸鎮紙


  • Dimension: Length: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Width: 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $4800

The paperweight finely modelled in the form a recumbent mythical beast, head turned to the side, with bulging rounded eyes and powerful nose, the mane and eyebrows finely detailed with incised lines, with two playful small cubs clambering on its back. Qing Dynasty period.


來源:德州中部私人藏家提供
Provenance: Property from a central Texas collector