World Silver & Bronze
Lot 3207 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) World Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $220
CHINA, Ch'ing Dynasty, charm, in brass with small boy attached to top, legend reads 'May the wrath of the god of thunder destroy the devils and send down purity1, May bogies be killed and thus free us from evil influences and keep us eternally safe! Receive this command from T'ai shang lao chun (Lao Tzu) and let it be executed as fast as lu Ling (a famous runner in Mu Tang'ds time 10th century B.C.)' diameter 44mms, height 90mm. (cf.Sch. 92). Fine and rare.
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