A PAIR OF HEAVY BRONZE FIGURES OF QILIN, MING DYNASTY
China, 1368-1644. Boldly cast with animated proportions, the heads of the qilins glance over their shoulders towards their upswept tails while striding forward. The beasts with neatly incised scales, spiky manes and brows, and wavy hair as well as crenulated spines.


Provenance:
Austrian trade, by repute from an old Viennese private estate.

Condition:
Good condition with minor wear and casting flaws. Signs of weathering, encrustations, small nicks and losses, light scratches, one tail with traces of soldering. Rich, dark, naturally grown patina with scattered malachite encrustations. The wood stands with old wear, age cracks and minor losses.

Weight: 3.8 kg and 3.5 kg
Dimensions: Length 27 cm and 30.5 cm

Each figure with an associated fitted wood stand. (4)


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 September 2010, lot 1025
Price: USD 13,750 or approx.
EUR 18,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An archaistic bronze figure of a qilin, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Expert remark: Note the length (18.4 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 22 June 2016, lot 348
Price: EUR 5,000 or approx.
EUR 5,900
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of bronze figures of qilin, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Expert remark: Note the size (21 cm).




明代一對麒麟銅像


中國，1368-1644年。麒麟頭部向身體側面扭轉，四足挺立；頭頂生獨角，張嘴露齒，身形矯健，背脊、脅下筋骨畢現，頸部、四肢毛髮披散，長尾搭於身後。鑄造工藝精細，麒麟毛髮、項圈施刀鏨刻細節，通身瑩潤光亮。


來源：
奧地利古玩交易，據説購於維亞納一個私人舊藏。

品相：
狀況良好，有輕微磨損和鑄造缺陷，有風化跡象、結殼、小缺口和輕微劃痕，一根尾部有焊接痕跡。豐富的深色包漿，散佈著綠色結殼。木底座有磨損、老化裂紋和輕微損失。

重量：分別爲3.8 公斤與3.5 公斤
尺寸：分別長27 釐米與30.5 釐米

分別有配套的木底座 (4)


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2010年9月17日，lot 1025
價格：USD 13,750（相當於今日
EUR 18,000
）
描述：1368-1644年明代仿古麒麟銅像
專家評論：請注意長(18.4 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2016年6月22日，lot 348
價格：EUR 5,000（相當於今日
EUR 5,900
）
描述：1368-1644年明代一對麒麟銅像
專家評論：請注意尺寸(21 釐米)。