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A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE
ZITHER STRING ANCHORS,
SE RUI
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD
8-220)
The round top of each anchor is
cast with a tiger crouched amidst
small mountain peaks, and the
base set with a short, hollow
octagonal socket.
1æ in. (4.5 cm.) high, cloth box,
hongmu stands (2)

$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, no. 1931, New
York, by 1988.

西漢 銅鎏金虎紋瑟枘一對
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FIVE GILT-BRONZE HORSE
HARNESS ORNAMENTS
WARRING STATES PERIOD
- WESTERN HAN DYNASTY,
4TH-1ST CENTURY BC
The group comprises two circular
ornaments, each cast with two
intertwined serpents, the back
with four small loops; a larger
circular ornament cast with
intertwined dragons, the back
with four small loops; and a pair
of trefoil ornaments with bird-tail
projections, the back with three
loops.
The largest, 2Ω in. (6.2 cm.) long,
cloth box (5)
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York,
by 1988.

戰國/漢 銅鎏金馬飾五件

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