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A BRONZE MOULD FOR GUANGMU TIANWANG, VIRUPAKSA
QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A BRONZE MOULD FOR GUANGMU TIANWANG, VIRUPAKSA
QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The removable front panel is carved with two characters dong san and is cast to the interior side with the characters Guangmu Tianwang beside an inscription in Manchu and Lanca characters above a six-character Qianlong mark. The interior of the mould is cast with the Guardian of the West, Virupaksa seated on a double lotus base within a scroll border.
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high
QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The removable front panel is carved with two characters dong san and is cast to the interior side with the characters Guangmu Tianwang beside an inscription in Manchu and Lanca characters above a six-character Qianlong mark. The interior of the mould is cast with the Guardian of the West, Virupaksa seated on a double lotus base within a scroll border.
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2008, lot 160
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