January Antiques & Decorative Arts
Lot 306: A Chinese Bronze Cicada Scroll Weight, Signed 'Bun-sai'...
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A Chinese Bronze Cicada Scroll Weight, Signed ‘Bun-sai’ (文斎) – A Chinese bronze cicada scroll weight. This sculptural bronze object features a realistically rendered cicada resting on a curved, ridged base, possibly representing a roof tile. The underside is hollowed and decorated in relief with a snail and a scorpion, divided by a central partition. A two-character mark, transliterated as ‘Bun-sai’ or ‘Mon-sai’ (文斎) and likely an artist’s signature, is visible within a square cartouche on this central divider.
L: Approximately 6.5cm
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