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A small bronze scroll-weight, late Ming Dynasty, 16-17th…
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Sydney
Date:
12-Dec-2016
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A small bronze scroll-weight, late Ming Dynasty, 16-17th century, in the form of a boy playing a large drum, with obvious enjoyment, his eyes closed and wearing a broad smile, his costume tied in a loop on the back of his shoulder, the high points and base with a golden patina, 4.9 cm high, 5.9 cm wide. Reference: See Sotheby's Hong Kong, Scholarly Art 111, 8/4/2013, lot 161 for a very similar example, also, Sotheby's Hong Kong, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, 23/10/2005, lot 43 for a very similar example. Provenance: acquired in 2002
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Unclassified