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A RARE INLAID BRONZE ‘CONTENDING BEARS’ MAT WEIGHT
Han dynasty
Finely modeled with two bear cubs playfully pouncing at each other Compare the Han dynasty gold and silver inlaid ‘ram and tiger’ mat
in a circle, one bear gnarls in protest while the other biting and weight of closely related form, now in the collection of the Portland
clawing onto its back, the strong paws and sharp claws planted Art Museum, illustrated by Jenkins, Mysterious Sprits, Strange
firmly on the stepped circular base, the surface lavishly inlaid in silver Beasts, Earthly Delights: Early Chinese Art from the Arlene and
and gold, showing mottled green and red patina from burial. Harold Schnitzer Collection, Portland, 2005, p. 60.
2 5/8in (6.8cm) diam; 1 7/8in (5cm) high
$12,000 - 18,000

漢 銅錯金銀熊嬉席鎮

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