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25 - A rare bronze figure of a crouching dragonPossibly Jin dynasty (1115-1234)cast seated on three powerful legs, its left forepaw raised above cloud vapor, the ferocious head detailed with a long curled horn above large protruding eyes and a long upturned snout exposing sharp fangs and a curled tongue, the sinewy body with long flowing flames issuing from its shoulders, its spine trailing to a upturned curving tail20.5cm high, 1928.5 gramCompare a closely related example attributed to the Jin dynasty, similarly cast in a seated position with one claw raised grasping a cloud wisp and tail curled upward behind the back, discovered in Acheng, Heilongjiang province, now in the Heilongjiang Museum, Harbin, exhibited in Zhongguo jiyi. Wuqiannian wenming guibao [The Chinese Memory. Treasures of the 5000-year Civilization], Capital Museum, Beijing, 2008, cat. no. 59. A smaller example, with the left claw raised to support a 'Flaming Pearl' from the Junkunc Collection, was offered in Sotheby's, 10th September 2019, lot 231.金（可能） 銅坐龍 （克重1928.5克）
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A rare bronze figure of a crouching dragonPossibly Jin dynasty (1115-1234)cast seated on three powerful legs, its left forepaw raised above cloud vapor, the ferocious head detailed with a long curled horn above large protruding eyes and a long upturned snout exposing sharp fangs and a curled tongue, the sinewy body with long flowing flames issuing from its shoulders, its spine trailing to a upturned curving tail20.5cm high, 1928.5 gramCompare a closely related example attributed to the Jin dynasty, similarly cast in a seated position with one claw raised grasping a cloud wisp and tail curled upward behind the back, discovered in Acheng, Heilongjiang province, now in the Heilongjiang Museum, Harbin, exhibited in Zhongguo jiyi. Wuqiannian wenming guibao [The Chinese Memory. Treasures of the 5000-year Civilization], Capital Museum, Beijing, 2008, cat. no. 59. A smaller example, with the left claw raised to support a 'Flaming Pearl' from the Junkunc Collection, was offered in Sotheby's, 10th September 2019, lot 231.金（可能） 銅坐龍 （克重1928.5克） Condition Report: in overall very presentable condition but possibly missing one small foot and old chips or casting flaws around base and with some Verdigris overall
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