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THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE BRONZES

17TH-18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised GBP 3,500
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    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
    A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE BRONZES

    17TH-18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised GBP 3,500
    Price Realised GBP 3,500
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    The group comprises: a gilt bronze figure of a bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular openwork plinth with hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing a robe draped over the left shoulder exposing a necklace, the plinth incised with the Qianlong cyclical date geng zi year which corresponds to 1780 and of the period; a seated figure of Shoulao, his robes cast in loose folds about his body and his arm resting on a rock; a bronze figure of a standing lady, her arms tucked into the sleeves of her long loose robe; and a gilt bronze openwork fitting with a dragon writhing amongst scrolls.
    The largest: 7½ in. (19 cm.) high


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    Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
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