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• Auction House:
  Bonhams Australia
• Sale Name:
  Elegant Embellishments Featuring the Hsiao Family collection
• Sale Date:
  08 Aug 2021 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  33
• Lot Description:
  A Gold Repoussé Figure of A Buddha
  Ming dynasty, dated according to inscription, "the 22nd year of the Wanli reign (1594)", with box
  5.3cm long, 7.7g, 17ct
• Provenance:
  J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 17 July 2000, no. 1050 (label and receipt); The Hsiao Family collection
• Notes:
  According to the inscription, this statue was commissioned by the second son of the king of the Shanyin state, Zhu Chongliao, and his family during the 22nd year of the Wanli reign. The Shanyin state, in present day Shanxi province, was a fiefdom state during the Ming dynasty. According to the family tree, King Zhu Chongxi inherited the fiefdom from his father Zhu Junshan in 1623. Judging from the generational Chinese naming convention, Zhu Chongliao would be the second son of Zhu Junshan.
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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