January Antiques & Decorative Arts
Lot 337: A Chinese Bronze Ant Sculpture, Yongchang Mark -...
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A Chinese Bronze Ant Sculpture, Yongchang Mark – A Chinese bronze zoological sculpture depicting a naturalistically stylized ant, bearing a four-character seal mark ‘永昌年製’ (Yǒngchāng nián zhì) to the underside of the head/thorax, translating to ‘Made in the Yongchang Period/Year’. The sculpture is rendered with a robust and weighty presence, cast in bronze. It displays an aged, variegated patina primarily in dark brown and reddish-brown tones.
L: Approximately 10.5cm
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