ID 395457
Lot 1538 | A RARE LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TAPIR-FORM VESSEL...
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The stocky, tapir-like mythical beast is heavily cast standing foursquare with head facing forward, ears pricked and tail pointed downwards. The body is inlaid in silver and gold with geometric scrolls and the head is cast in relief with curved brows and a collar encircling the neck. The hollowed body is fitted with a hinged cover cast and decorated as a bird with backward-turned head centering its curved wings.
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) long
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