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Property from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold, Sold to Benefit the Arnhold Foundation

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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May 1, 06:21 PM GMT

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5,000 - 7,000 USD

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Property from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold, Sold to Benefit the Arnhold Foundation

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY


the mouth agape to form a shallow receptacle

Length: 6 in. (15.3 cm.)

Michael Gillingham, London

This fantastical creature reflects the Chinese sculptural tradition of mythical 'chimera' or 'qilin' and combines the head of a dragon, the horns of a ram, a scaled body of a deer and the hooves of a horse. Such beasts first appeared in Chinese art in the form of small jade carvings during the Han dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD).