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1599

PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN
PRIVATE COLLECTION
1599 A BRONZE REPLICA OF A WARRING
STATES RHINOCEROS-FORM ZUN
20TH CENTURY
Lucite stand (2)
Length 24 in., 61 cm
The present vessel is a replica of the important
Western Han dynasty silver and gold inlaid
bronze rhinoceros zun, excavated in 1963 from
Doumacun, Xingping, Shaanxi province, now
preserved in the National Museum of China,
Beijing.
$ 1,000-2,000
二十世紀 銅仿戰國犀尊

1600

A CAST BRONZE CABINET LOCK
WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
the outer chamber cast in high relief with
two pairs of five-clawed dragons, each pair
contesting a ‘flaming pearl’ amidst cloud
scrolls, the top panel cast with a six-character
reign mark in high relief within a shaped
cartouche, together with the inner lock, key,
1600 and a later finial and toggles (6)
Length 11⅛ in., 28.3
PROVENANCE
California Private Collection.
$ 7,000-9,000
明萬曆 銅趕珠雲龍紋鎖
《大明萬曆年造》款

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