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Lot 155
Sale 1317 - Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Mar 26, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$1,905
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Lot Description
A Large Chinese Sancai Glazed 'Qilin' Roof Tile
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明 三彩琉璃麒麟脊獸
molded and glazed in green, ochre, and black to show a rider clad in a long tunic and lofty court hat, mounted astride a scaly qilin, the beast marked with a fierce expression bearing four large teeth.
Height 27 in., 69 cm.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA. 麻薩諸塞州南塔基特島畢凌思夫婦家藏。