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203. Bronze zoomorphic finial
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, circa 5 - 3 centuries bc.
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東周戰國時期青銅杖首
Height: 7 cm

A bronze tubular finial, the top of which is surmounted Provenance:
by a beast in the form of an unusual bird. The bird, which ▪ Takeuchi Collection, Kyoto, 1988.
has a large, crested head, a prominent beak and wide, ▪ The Sze Yuan Tang Collection (Anthony Hardy
protruding, beady eyes is portrayed emerging from a Collection), Hong Kong.
finely cast, conical, spiral shell. ▪ Christie’s, New York, 16 September, 2010.
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The bronze has a greyish green patina. Exhibited:
▪ The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore
2000, catalogue no. 72.
▪ Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, The Hong Kong
Museum of Art, 2002 - 2006.
▪ The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony
Hardy Collection, Christie’s, New York, 16 September,
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2010, catalogue no. 868.
▪ Trésors de la Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La
Collection Meiyintang, Musée des arts asiatiques
Guimet, Paris 13 mars - 10 juin 2013, catalogue no. 96.

Published:
▪ Li Xueqin, The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes,
Singapore 2000, no. 72. 李學勤《中國青銅器萃賞》新
加坡 2000年版 72號.
▪ The Hong Kong Museum of Art: Metal, Wood, Water,
Fire and Earth, 2002 - 2005, Hong Kong 2004.
▪ Christie’s, The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes
from the Anthony Hardy Collection, New York, 16
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September, 2010, catalogue no. 868.
▪ Guimet, Musée des arts asiatiques, Trésors de la
Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Collection
Meiyintang, Paris 2013, p. 157, no. 96.

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