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Black wood qilin
Black wood qilin
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Black wood qilin Early 17th century
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Black wood qilin
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BATEA : 1016
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qilin
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animal; wood; figure; qilin; Ming; Qing; mark; Hongwu; China; mythical; waves;
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A black wood figure of a qilin on a bed of waves, its head turned back looking towards its tail. There is a mark on the base with six characters that reads 'Hongwu Yuan nian wu zhong' (1369).
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Restored by conservationists at Wiltshire History Centre, returned 20 July 2020.Recovered damaged in April 2019. Stolen on 17 April 2018.
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11.5 cm
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7.6 cm
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7.3 cm
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Hong Wu yuan nian wu zhong (1369)
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17th century
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China
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