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A rare small gilt-bronze seal/weight, late Ming Dynasty,…
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Sydney
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12-Dec-2016
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A rare small gilt-bronze seal/weight, late Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century, heavily cast in the form of a snarling Buddhist lion wearing a bell, one paw resting on a ball, atop a square recessed platform, each side with a dorje in low relief between Buddhist symbols, 5.5 cm high, 3.2 cm square. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20/5/1987, Lot 632
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Oriental: Bronze