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221 A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE GILT-BRONZE SILVER-LINED STEM CUP
TANG DYNASTY
唐 銅鎏金鑲銀花鳥紋高足盃
with shallow rounded sides rising to a flared rim, encircled by a raised ring dividing the cup into two sections, the upper
section meticulously engraved with a band of upright petals enclosing birds and flower sprays, lower section decorated with a
band of leaf-shaped petals enclosing flower scrolls and a further band of petals containing florets, the tall spreading stem foot
similarly decorated with bands of petals centered by a raised foliage ring, all against a finely executed ring-punched ground,
the interior and base with silver liner
Height 2½ in., 6.5 cm
$ 100,000-150,000
PROVENANCE 來源
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
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