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An archaic bronze ‘duck’ beaker, jia
489 Eastern Zhou dynasty
316 | Bonhams Cast in the form of an duck, the bird standing on two webbed feet
and a cylindrical stand, the elongated neck curving upwards with a
prominent beak, all ending in a fan-shaped tail.
15cm high.
HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000

東周 青銅鴨形尊

See an almost identical excavated example dating to the Spring and
Autumn period, unearthed in Jiangsu province in 1982, in the Zheiang
Museum, Jiangsu province, illustrated in Zhongguo Qingtongqi Quanji
11. Eastern Zhou 5, Beijing, 1997, p.22, no.22.

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An archaic bronze ‘bird’ finial
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Cast in the form of a bird with its head raised, standing high on two
webbed feet, the body flanked by a pair of feathery wings and ending in
a pointed tail, its back supporting a conical vessel and scrolling patterns.
8.6cm high.
HK$10,000 - 20,000
US$1,300 - 2,600

東周 青銅鳥飾