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? A RARE CHINESE SWALLOW TAIL CANE SHIELD (YAN WEI PAI), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Ⓜ A RARE CHINESE SWALLOW TAIL CANE SHIELD (YAN WEI PAI), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY; of cane wrapped with slender bands of rattan, the inner face with characteristic robust wooden grip, the outer painted with a stylised tiger mask in black, white and red pigment and with the stylized character wang between the eyes (faded, small losses); 61.0 cm; 24 in high; ; A warrior carrying two similar shields is illustrated in a Chinese Qing dynasty drawing in the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach collection, preserved in the New York Public Library (ref. b13986156).; ; Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.; ; ;
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? A RARE CHINESE SWALLOW TAIL CANE SHIELD (YAN WEI PAI), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
