17TH CENTURY EXQUISITE BRONZE KYLIN WITH PUP 100% AUTH
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Fantastic Two Horned Bronze Kylin Sculpture 18TH Century China The Kylin is a mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creature. It is said to appear in conjunction with a sage, or only when the Middle Kingdom was in a time of great blessing. It is a good omen that brings Serenity and Prosperity. Although it looks fearsome, the Kylin only punishes the wicked. It can walk on grass and not trample a blade, and it can also walk on water. The Kylin is a sacred pet of the deities, and is highly ranked, second only to the Dragon and Red Bird of the South (mistakenly called a Phoenix). This Qing Dynasty bronze Kylin is of a mother and her young, playing on a mountain top. This wonderful example from the Early Ming Period was once a highly treasured and revered piece, as it definitely shows signs of burial and later repair and re-polish. Most likely cast in the late 17TH century, it displays the cruder casting, expected from a very early Ming piece. It was during this period that the Mongols were being over-run, and driven from the Kingdom by the true Chinese who had suffered so much under the Mongols' rule (it has been estimated that one third of the population had died during the Yuan Dynasty). The early arts of bronze, jade and pottery suffered for a short time as the new artists brought perfection back into their respective crafts. Almost
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