A BRONZE 'LUOHAN AND QILIN' PAPERWEIGHT MING DYNASTY

well modelled in the form of a luohan seated on a recumbent qilin, the bearded sage holding an attribute in his right hand, his right knee raised, the other folded under his loose robe, the qilin lively detailed with a grinning face, flaming haunches and flipped bushy tail

The general condition is good. There is some surface wear consistent with age and occasional nicks or pitting in the cast. The attribute the sage holds in his right hand, possibly a hand scroll, is slightly bent.
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