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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)

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TWO GILT-BRONZE BELT HOOKS
HAN DYNASTY-SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD
(206 BC-AD 589)
The larger is cast as a dragon with sinuous,
contorted body tapering towards the long
neck and head forming the hook; the smaller
is cast as a beast's head with horns tapering
at back to a dragon-head hook.
4 in. (10.5 cm.) long, cloth box; 3 in. (7.6 cm.)
long, cloth box (2)

$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
The larger:
The Irving Collection, New York, no. 1946, by
1988.
The smaller:
Eastern Pacific Co., Hong Kong, 2 June 1988.
The Irving Collection, New York.

漢/六朝 銅鎏金帶鉤兩件

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A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE STAFF ENDS
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
Each staff end is of slightly tapering
cylindrical form set with a single spur, and
raised on a lower faceted section spreading
into a circular base.
7º in. (18.5 cm.) high, cloth box (2)
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, no. 1929, by
1988.

西漢 銅鎏金杖墊一對

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