A "Castiglione inspired" Qianlong period bronze rat

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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Metalwork: Pre 1900: Item # 1427211

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EDMUND GRUNDNER Asiatica - Ethnographica
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A small bronze figure of a rat. Qianlong period ( 1736 - 1795 ) L : 9,4 cm. H : 6,3 cm. Condition : Perfect. The style of this small rat figure was clearly inspired by the rat head which was one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac created by the Italian Jesuit missionary Giuseppe Castiglione for the Qianlong Emperor in the mid-eighteenth century.( Please have a look at the last image ) They were originally part of a rococco clepsydra, or water clock. Though of Western design, the ensemble had been created for the Old Summer Palace near Beijing and was affixed to a pavilion inspired by Versailles. IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OUR ANNOUNCED PRICES FOR CHINESE CERAMIC ITEMS : SINCE I`M NOW ENJOYING MY RETIREMENT PENSION NOW IT IS A MATTER OF SELLING OFF MY STOCK OF CHINESE CERAMICS. FROM NOW ON A DISCOUNT OF 50% APPLIES TO ANY OF MY PRICES FOR ANY OF MY HERE OFFERED PIECES OF CHINESE CERAMICS! MY DISCOUNT OF 50% IS TRUE ALSO FOR MY CHINESE BRONZE ITEMS! NOW TO RE-EDIT THE PRICE OF EACH PIECE OF CHINESE CERAMIC WOULD BE A TEDIOUS WORK WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SPARE ME. THEREFORE, PLEASE CALCULATE HALF OF ANY PRICE ANNOUNCED HERE FOR ANY PIECE OF CHINESE CERAMICS AND BRONZE ITEMS AND YOU HAVE THE CURRENT SALE PRICE. THE BEST PRICE FOR THIS ITEM FOR EXAMPLE WAS EURO 650.00, AND THE NEW (LIQUIDATION)PRICE IS NOW EURO 325.00 YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONVERT ALSO ALL MY OTHER PRICES FOR CHINESE CERAMICS IN THE SAME WAY.