A PAIR OF BRONZE ESCUTCHEONS, PU SHOU

细节

A PAIR OF BRONZE ESCUTCHEONS, PU SHOU
QING DYNASTY

Each plaque cast as a lion mask with curly mane and beard, fangs and teeth revealed in a grimace, holding between its jaws a cloud-shaped plaque decorated with a pair of elongated chilongs chasing 'flaming pearls' amidst stylised clouds
12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) high (2)

拍场告示

Please note: minor restoration around the lower border to one escutcheon.

拍品专文

Each escutcheon is cast with seven holes punched along the edge to facilitate hanging.

These fittings are similar to those found in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, illustrated in Daily Life in the Forbidden City, no. 324; and to several other examples illustrated by Yu Zhuoyun, Palaces of the Forbidden City, nos. 320, 323, and 234.

(US$7,000-9,000)