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A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).

A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 320 - 1 770 EUR
1 380 - 1 840 USD
Hammer price
14 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A large bronze Laozi and buffalo incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).

With mark on the shoulder. Cast figure with a detachable cover, sturdily cast in the form of the sage seated with the right hand resting on the right knee, the expression depicted sombre and meditative, dressed in long loose robes in folds around the exposed shoe, the mouth and back pierced through with apertures, fitted to the back of the hollow buffalo with a pin, the beast depicted strenuously moving forward, the head detailed with a well pronounced snout below a tuft of hair flanked by a pair of long curved striated horns. Height 44 cm.

Wear.

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Depictions of Laozi riding an ox are numerous, as according to legend he was riding an ox on his way to the West, when he was asked by the keeper of the Hangu Mountain pass to write down his teachings.