A PAIR OF SILVER-INLAID AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘ CHILONG ’ PAPER WEIGHT
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF SILVER-INLAID AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘ CHILONG ’ PAPER WEIGHT LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Each rectangular bronze paper weight is inlaid in silver with a ruyi- cloud pattern on the upper surface, and surmounted by a gilt handle in the form of a slender double-horned dragon standing foursquare with an arched back and curly tail. The sides are inlaid with a keyfret band, and the reverse inlaid with a four-character mark, bingchen nian zhi, ‘made in the cyclical bingchen year’. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long, box
A PAIR OF SILVER-INLAID AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘ CHILONG ’ PAPER WEIGHT
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF SILVER-INLAID AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘ CHILONG ’ PAPER WEIGHT LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Each rectangular bronze paper weight is inlaid in silver with a ruyi- cloud pattern on the upper surface, and surmounted by a gilt handle in the form of a slender double-horned dragon standing foursquare with an arched back and curly tail. The sides are inlaid with a keyfret band, and the reverse inlaid with a four-character mark, bingchen nian zhi, ‘made in the cyclical bingchen year’. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long, box
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