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Plenty of treasures to go under the hammer
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Sotheby's Hong Kong autumn auctions will be held from October 6-9
at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
A highlight is the Speelman Collection of Important Early Ming
Buddhist Bronzes featuring 15 magnificent gilt bronzes cast in the
imperial foundries of the Yongle (1403-24) and Xuande (1426-35) in
the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), according to Sam Shen, from Sotheby's
ceramics and artwork section.
The Yongle Shakyamuni is one of the largest, most opulent bronzes
known ...
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