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A rare archaic-style weight with qilong-dragons


A rare archaic-style weight with qilong-dragons

Lot-No. 43


China, Qing-dynasty (1644-1911). Carved celadon-coloured to brown jade-like mineral. Large buffalo head with curved horns, large ears and swollen nostrils. The eyes in an articulated manner. Reminiscence to the monumental animal carvings of the Yuan Dynasty. On a perspex-stand. H. 24,5 cm.

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A rare archaic-style weight with qilong-dragons


A rare archaic-style weight with qilong-dragons

Lot-No. 43

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China, Qing-dynasty (1644-1911). Carved celadon-coloured to brown jade-like mineral. Large buffalo head with curved horns, large ears and swollen nostrils. The eyes in an articulated manner. Reminiscence to the monumental animal carvings of the Yuan Dynasty. On a perspex-stand. H. 24,5 cm.

A rare archaic-style weight with qilong-dragons
A rare archaic-style weight with qilong-dragons