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A BRONZE 'TIGER HEAD' LINCHPIN
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-8TH CENTURY BC
Raised on a pierced, D-shaped pin, the hollow-cast tiger head
projects from a flat, crescent-shaped back and is pierced
on either side below the ears. There is some light green
encrustation.
4¿ in. (10.5 cm.) high
$8,000-10,000

PROVENANCE:
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.

Compare two Western Zhou bronze linchpins with similar
tiger masks illustrated by O. Karlbeck, “Notes on Some
Chinese Wheel Axle-Caps”, BMFEA 39, Stockholm, 1967,
pl. 2, no. A 5 and pl. 16 C. See, also, the bronze axle cap
and linchpin with similar tiger mask, dating to the Middle
Western Zhou dynasty, circa 9th century BC, included in
the exhibitions, The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes,
Singapore, 2000, no. 32, and Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and
Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-6, no. 32, and later
sold at Christie’s New York, The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic
Bronzes, 16 September 2010, lot 841.

西周 公元前十一至八世紀 銅虎首轄

來源:
史蒂芬 • 瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。

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