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A BRONZE TIGER-FORM WEIGHT 漢 銅虎鎮
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
來源:
The tiger is shown recumbent with head raised and jaws open. 史蒂芬 • 瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。
There is some green encrustation.
2æ in. (7 cm.) wide
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
Weights of this type, made during the Warring States period and Han
dynasty, appear to have been used to hold down the corners of woven
mats used for seating or for the board game liubo. They were usually
cast from precious bronze to convey the high status of the owner, and
made in the shape of animals, often coiled to form a circle, or in the
shape of human figures, and even mountains.
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