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A LARGE TURQUOISE-GLAZED MODEL OF A LUDUAN

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A LARGE TURQUOISE-GLAZED MODEL OF A LUDUAN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The horned mythical beast seated with its head raised and turned to one side, tail flicked over its haunches, powerfully modelled with a fierce facial expression, bulging eyes, flaring nostrils and bared teeth, its mane and tail finely incised, covered all over with a vibrant turquoise glaze
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) long

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Mythical beasts of this form are known as luduan, legendary creatures capable of distinguishing between good and evil. Because of these qualities, pairs of censors of this form were often placed beside or in front of the imperial throne to symbolise that the emperor, protected by these animals, was a virtuous and intelligent ruler. An almost identical turquoise-glazed luduan, modelled in mirror image to the present lot, in the Palace Museum is illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Qing porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, 1989, p.159, pl 142.