742 - A Chinese bronze recumbent 'mythical beast' paper weight

A Chinese bronze recumbent 'mythical beast' paper weight 17th century Cast with its head raised and front legs crossed, well-defined face and teeth, finely incised mane, a studded spine and bushy three-strand tail, the bronze with a mellow patina, 7.2 cm long x 5 cm high. Provenance: Barbara and Julian Harding, London, 26 March 2019. Acquired in Portobello Road Market, 1990s. Published: Arts of Asia, Autumn 2021 issue, p. 66. 十七世紀 青銅臥式神獸鎮紙 來源：Barbara and Julian Harding，倫敦，2019年3月26日。 於1990年代購自波多貝羅路市場（Portobello Road Market）。 出版：《Arts of Asia》2021年秋季刊，第66頁。 Cf. An identical weight in gilt-bronze was sold at Sotheby’s London, 'A Scholar’s Relish: A collection of Scholarly Chinese Works of Art', 18 June 2019, Lot 73. Another identical bronze weight was sold at Roseberys, London, Chinese, Japanese and South East Asian Art, 21 May 2019, Lot 291. 參閲：可參考一件相似的銅鎏金鎮紙，曾於倫敦蘇富比（Sotheby’s London）「文人雅趣：中國文人藝術珍藏」（A Scholar’s Relish: A Collection of Scholarly Chinese Works of Art）拍賣中售出，2019年6月18日，拍品編號73。另一件相同的銅鎮紙則曾於倫敦 Rosebery’s 拍賣行「中國、日本及東南亞藝術」（Chinese, Japanese and South East Asian Art）拍賣中售出，2019年5月21日，拍品編號291。