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146. Bronze oil lamp held aloft by a kneeling figure 147. Tiger tally hufu
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 5 – 3 centuries bc. Early Western Han dynasty, circa 2 century bc.
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東周戰國時期青銅人形燈 西漢早期青銅虎符
Total height: 26.3 cm, Height of the figure: 10.5 cm Length: 7.6 cm
Provenance: Published: Inscription: Published:
▪ Roger Keverne, London, U.K. ▪ Keverne R., Summer Exhibition 2002, London 2002, ▪ The gold inlaid ten – character inscription, with five ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
p. 13, no. 9. characters on each half of the piece, reads: “(This) Collection, London 2009, p. 290 – 29, no. 147.
Exhibited: ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang serves (as a) tiger tally, (the) left one (side) (to be)
▪ Summer Exhibition 2002, Roger Keverne, London Collection, London 2009, p. 288 – 289, no. 146. given to Governor Rong.” 《為虎符左一與以容太守》
2002, catalogue no. 9. ▪ Guimet, Musée des arts asiatiques, Trésors de la
▪ Trésors de la Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Collection
Collection Meiyintang, Musée des arts asiatiques Meiyintang, Paris 2013, p. 190 – 191, no. 120.
Guimet, Paris 13 mars – 10 juin 2013, catalogue
no. 120.

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