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Current bid: $2,000 CAD
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872715 28-Oct-2024 09:28:40 AM $2,000

The bidding history list updated on: Wednesday, December 04, 2024 05:11:39

LOT 238

Chinese

A Bronze 'Shoulao and Deer' Censer, Ming Dynasty 16th/17th Century
bronze
12 1/4 x 10 x 5 1/2 in, 31.1 x 25.4 x 14 cm

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CAD

Sold for: $2,500

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PROVENANCE
Asian Art, Bonhams London, November 3, 2014, lot 266
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Montreal


The cover of the censer is modelled as Shoulao, the god of longevity, featuring a cloud-shaped opening on his back. The immortal sits gracefully on the back of a deer, holding a scroll in his hand. The deer, rendered with delicate details, turns its head upward to gaze reverently at the immortal.


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