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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A LADY THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL BRONZE TAOTIE MASKS AND RING A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF
HANDLES AN ELEPHANT
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220) MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Each well-cast mask is finely detailed with striated hair markings and The lion and the elephant, the animal vehicles of the bodhisattvas
suspends a loose ring from the down-turned nose which continues into Manjushri and Samantabhadra respectively, are each shown standing
a rectangular tab on the back. foursquare, with the head turned to one side, and with a saddle blanket
draped over its back.
5º in. (13.3 cm.) high overall (2)
4æ in. (11.8 cm.) long (2)
$8,000-12,000
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
J. T. Tai, New York. PROVENANCE:
Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York. Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey, Hong Kong, 28 January
Acquired from the above in 1974. 1985.

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