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ਠ ʕ A POSSIBLY UNIQUE BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAN,
͋ SOUTHWEST CHINA, LATE SHANG - ZHOU DYNASTY
Ї Г modelled with his hands held together in front of the chest, dressed in a high-waisted and belted robe with a slit at the hem above
մ ی the feet, the well-sculpted face portrayed with almond-shaped eyes below thick brows, a bulbous nose and with large prominent ears
ή sticking out, his hair gathered in a bun at the back and detailed with striations, wood stand
11.7 cm, overall 14.8 cm
ਜ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
ڡ Collection of A.W. Bahr (1877-1959), London. ˋဧ1877-1959ϋϗᔛ
ზ R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 14th January 1987. τܠჃdॲߒd1987ϋ1˜14˚
EXHIBITED
ɛ Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst / Chinese Art Exhibition, ࢝ᚎj
྅ Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst, Preussischen Akademie der Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunstd؇ԭᖵஔኪึʿ౷ኁɻᖵ
ஔኪ৫dݡ؍d1929ϋ
ུ Künste, Berlin, 1929. ڡზၳߵjʕ̚˾ၾඈဧεڡზኜd࠰ಥ؇˙ௗନኪึ
Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Oriental Ceramic Society of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990. ʿ࠰ಥᖵஔd࠰ಥd1990ϋ
British Museum, London, on loan, 1998-2015. ɽߵ௹يdࡐd࠾࢝d1998-2015ϋ
LITERATURE ̈وj
Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst / Chinese Art Exhibition, Berlin, Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunstdݡ؍d1929ϋdᇜ50
1929, cat. no. 50. ᖯಌʿฌီgႷࣸdڡზၳߵjʕ̚˾ၾඈဧεڡზኜ
Jessica Rawson and Emma C. Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos d࠰ಥd1990ϋdᇜ77
Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 77.
HK$ 500,000-800,000
US$ 64,000-102,000
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