Statuette de Qilin en ivoire sculpté Chine, Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

l'animal debout, la patte avant-gauche repliée, la tête tournée vers l'arrière, la gueule entrouverte laissant apparaître les crocs, la crinière frémissante, la queue foisonnante et les écailles recouvrant le corps du qilin très finement sculptées ; les pattes refixées

Collection particulière belge.
Paul Delplace, 1967.

The four legs have been carved separately and one of them has been re-stuck ; the tail is also made of a separate piece of ivory ; please note that this figure might be Japanese and not Chinese ; three legs have been drilled to adapt the piece to a stand ; the actual color is more white, less reddish, than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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