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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PHILIP WOOD, SAN FRANCISCO
A BUFFALO HORN FIGURE OF A QILIN
18TH/19TH CENTURY
细节
A BUFFALO HORN FIGURE OF A QILIN
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The well-carved mythical beast with head turned backwards as it stands atop an open base formed by wind-tossed waves, stained a russet color; together with a bamboo cup, 17th/18th century, well carved and undercut around the sides with a stag and a doe beneath the overhanging branches of a pine tree carved on the opposite side
Both 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high (2)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The well-carved mythical beast with head turned backwards as it stands atop an open base formed by wind-tossed waves, stained a russet color; together with a bamboo cup, 17th/18th century, well carved and undercut around the sides with a stag and a doe beneath the overhanging branches of a pine tree carved on the opposite side
Both 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high (2)