Bidspirit auction | A Chinese Bronze Ant Sculpture,

A Chinese Bronze Ant Sculpture, Yongchang Mark - A Chinese bronze zoological sculpture depicting a naturalistically stylized ant, bearing a four-character seal mark '永昌年製' (Yǒngchāng nián zhì) to the underside of the head/thorax, translating to 'Made in the Yongchang Period/Year'. The sculpture is rendered with a robust and weighty presence, cast in bronze. It displays an aged, variegated patina primarily in dark brown and reddish-brown tones. L: Approximately 10.5cm