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Г ੹ ๿ A PAIR OF GOLD FOIL-EMBELLISHED AND PAINTED-
ဏ ᖭ ᖕ LACQUER GOBLETS WITH GOLD-INLAID BRONZE MOUNTS,
൨ ථ WESTERN HAN DYNASTY

ږ ं each beautifully painted around the exterior in red lacquer against a black lacquered ground with a wide frieze of undulating cloud
ၓ ७ scrolls, interspersed with small animals embellished in gold foil, including a tiger, an antelope, a bird and canines, above a decorative
ზ ৷ border, all between a gold-inlaid bronze rim and a splayed foot, the interior lacquered red and encircled with a similar decorative band
in black lacquer below the rim
፹ ԑ 16.7 cm

ږ ဒ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
ϔ ް R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 7th February 2001. τܠჃdॲߒd2001ϋ2˜7˚
ɓ HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,000-76,500
࿁

116 I FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING ༉းྡ፽ʫ࢙ሗᓭᚎ SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1293 THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG I 117