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A GILT BRONZE EAR CUP
Han dynasty
The concave oval dish raised on a shallow foot and worked with two
small flanges on opposing long edges, the surface richly gilt.
4 1/8in (10.5cm)long; 1in (2.5 cm) high
US$6,000 - 9,000
漢 銅鎏金耳杯一件
For a spectacular jade version of this type of vessel, see the Western
Han example sold in our Hong Kong rooms，5 April 2016, lot 36. This
shape (also called yushang), popular during the Western and Eastern
Han dynasties, can be traced back to the Warring States period. Han
examples in lacquer, rock crystal, and bronze have also appeared at
auction.
See also a Liao example from the Songzhutang Collection, sold in our
same room on 30 May 2017, lot 59 .
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