A rare parcel-gilt inlaid tiger
Ming Dynasty
The striding beast cast with head raised and long tail curled back over its body, the body inlaid with gold and silver to simulate its stripes, with additional inlay of semi-precious stones to the body, eyes and collar.
10.7cm (4¼in) long
The striding beast cast with head raised and long tail curled back over its body, the body inlaid with gold and silver to simulate its stripes, with additional inlay of semi-precious stones to the body, eyes and collar.
10.7cm (4¼in) long
Sold for
£4,800
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: a European lady, collection number Z75
Compare another gilt and silver-inlaid leopard-form paperweight, dated to the late Ming to early Qing period in the Qing Court collection, in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Through the Prism of the Past: Antiquarian Trends in Chinese Art of the 16th to 18th Century, Taipei, 2003, Catalogue no.I-14.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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