Page 70 - The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection Schilar's Objects, Christie's, March 2016

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A GILT-BRONZE TORTOISE-FORM
WATER DROPPER

SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)

The dropper is fnely cast in the form
of a tortoise with raised head emerging
from a stylized shell centered by the
circular aperture.
4Ω in. (11.4 cm.) wide
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 2006.

宋/明 銅鎏金龜形水滴

1157
A BRONZE ‘HILL’ CENSER AND COVER,
BOSHANLU

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

The censer is raised on a stem foot cast on
the base with an openwork coiled dragon
motif, and the bowl is encircled by two
bands of foliate scroll. The conical cover is
cast in openwork as mountains, with various
scenes incorporating animals and humans,
including scenes of combat and hunting.
7¿ in. (18.1 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

Alvin Lo Oriental Art, New York, 1999.

漢 銅博山爐

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