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Item id: 10736

Tang or later bronze with remains of gilding. Nice example with excellent detail. A lovely example. Note, the base is not included, it is shown for display purposes only. The listing includes the bronze only. From an old Japanese family collection of related miniature Chinese bronzes— all different, yet all related to each other. Most standing solid cast with small posts on the bottom. Most with remains of gilding, though different types of gilding and some not gilded. Some much more worn than others. My initial impression was that some were very old and others were more recent-I have more expertise with Southeast Asian miniatures than with this type of Chinese piece. They each had an incredible amount of work put into them, and the quality of the sculpting and casting is quite good( 2.75"H x .625"W x .375"D ) - 35g. Again, the base is not included.! ( 3.25"H x .75"W x .25"D ) - 25g.