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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's
Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 598
A PAIR OF LEAF-FORM GILT-BRONZE 'PHOENIX' PLAQUES, LIAO DYNASTY
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD
A PAIR OF LEAF-FORM GILT-BRONZE 'PHOENIX' PLAQUES
LIAO DYNASTY
遼 銅鎏金鳳凰紋葉形牌一對
each of tear-drop outline, repousse with a phoenix with lush plumage in profile in shallow relief over a ring-punched ground, the
edge scalloped and raised, surmounted by a rectangular aperture for fastening, the reverse revealing a conforming bronze
backing, Japanese box (5)
Height 3½ in., 8.8 cm
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-chinese-art?locale=en 149/435
