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PROPERTY FROM A GERMANY FAMILY COLLECTION
A SILVER 'SUANNI AND RAM' PAPERWEIGHT
MING DYNASTY OR LATER
Details
A SILVER 'SUANNI AND RAM' PAPERWEIGHT
MING DYNASTY OR LATER
The silver is modelled as a suanni, one of dragon's nine sons, chasing the tail of a ram. The exterior has a thin layer of green encrustation.
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
MING DYNASTY OR LATER
The silver is modelled as a suanni, one of dragon's nine sons, chasing the tail of a ram. The exterior has a thin layer of green encrustation.
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
Provenance
Collection of Ludwig Bretschneider (1909- 1987), Munich, acquired by the current family in 1997