A GILT BRONZE WATER BUFFALO ON WOODEN STAND
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Measurements: Length: 13.2 cm, Width: 10 cm, Height: 7 cm, Weight: 500g
Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Gilt Bronze Water Buffalo Statues On Carved Hardwood Stand. The bull takes a submissive posture with head turned straight to the right with two magnificent circular horns, sitting relaxed with all four legs folded, and a bull kid playing on the rump while turning his head to see his father. Because of their importance to agriculture, the water buffalo or ox niu symbolizes springtime, harvest, and fertility. To city dwellers and government officials, the water buffalo also represents a simple and idyllic life. It represents strength, sagacity, and carefulness. It is gracing extraordinary, in all kinds of embellishment, more spirit, fine work, excellent shape. The whole gilt is luster, simple and elegant in modeling, quiet and solemn in spirit, strong and full in detail carved, warm and humid in golden, and exquisite in craftsmanship.The Under base bears a reign mark, casted four script characters reign mark. Made in The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.
Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Gilt Bronze Water Buffalo Statues On Carved Hardwood Stand. The bull takes a submissive posture with head turned straight to the right with two magnificent circular horns, sitting relaxed with all four legs folded, and a bull kid playing on the rump while turning his head to see his father. Because of their importance to agriculture, the water buffalo or ox niu symbolizes springtime, harvest, and fertility. To city dwellers and government officials, the water buffalo also represents a simple and idyllic life. It represents strength, sagacity, and carefulness. It is gracing extraordinary, in all kinds of embellishment, more spirit, fine work, excellent shape. The whole gilt is luster, simple and elegant in modeling, quiet and solemn in spirit, strong and full in detail carved, warm and humid in golden, and exquisite in craftsmanship.The Under base bears a reign mark, casted four script characters reign mark. Made in The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.
Condition
Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents; Normal, consider ages and wear.
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All lots are sold as is and where is. LAUREN Galleries provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, LAUREN Galleries does not give refunds based on condition. LAUREN Galleries does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.
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A GILT BRONZE WATER BUFFALO ON WOODEN STAND
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