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PROPERTY FROM A MIDWESTERN COLLECTION
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A BRONZE OIL LAMP A RARE BRONZE FIGURAL LAMP
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 220) HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 220)
The lamp is cast with a small circular drip pan supported by a lamp stem in The lamp is cast as a foreigner with outstretched arms, holding a
the form of a phoenix standing on top of a tortoise, all above a large circular detachable cylindrical receptacle in each hand, and is seated on top of a
dish. charging mythical beast, with its head and the long horn pointing forward
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high and mouth opened.
8æ in. (22.2 cm.) long
$4,000-6,000
$6,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Lee Hing, Hong Kong Antiquities Co., Hong Kong, 13 November 1999. PROVENANCE:
Lee Hing Antiques, Arts, Furniture & Wood Carving. Hong Kong, 25
November 1998.
漢 銅朱雀玄武燈
來源:
利興古藝術有限公司, 香港, 1999年11月13日。 漢 銅人騎獸燈
來源:
利興古藝術有限公司, 香港, 1998年11月25日。