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Lot 247
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$1,375
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Lot Description
A Bronze 'Tortoise' Stele
DATED FIRST YEAR OF YONGLE REIGN, CORRESPONDING TO YEAR 1403
明永樂 銅板聖旨
the rectangular stele cast with an inscription, surmounted by two trailing dragons flanking two larger characters Sheng Zhi, (Imperial Edict), all supported on the back of a mythical tortoise standing foursquare with its mouth open to reveal its teeth and tongue.
the rectangular stele cast with an inscription, surmounted by two trailing dragons flanking two larger characters Sheng Zhi, (Imperial Edict), all supported on the back of a mythical tortoise standing foursquare with its mouth open to reveal its teeth and tongue.
Height 13 1/2 in., 34.3 cm.