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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

1233 A GILT-BRONZE TAOTIE MASK AND LOOSE-RING HANDLE
CHINA, SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 222-589)

The mask cast with bulging eyes below bushy eyebrows and a pair of
horns in front of a fve-peaked crest, the separate ring with decorated
panels of birds
7 in. (19.7 cm.) high overall, metal stand
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Donald J. Wineman, New York, 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. 2986.
六朝 鎏金銅饕餮首銜環

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1234 AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE CIRCULAR DISH
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Cast in imitation of carved lacquer dishes, the interior with a design of two
birds perched on blossoming prunus and camellia branches on a diaper
ground, with a band of xiangcao scroll on the exterior, the base cast with a
four-character inscription reading chang yi zi sun, which may be translated
as “longevity and blessings to the ofspring”
4æ in. (12.1 cm.) diam., cloth box
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
Roger Keverne, London, 2007.
The Irving Collection, no. 3891.
EXHIBITED
London, Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics -
Winter Exhibition, November 2006.
LITERATURE
Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics -
Winter Exhibition, London, 2006, p. 24, no.20.
十七/十八世紀 鑄銅花鳥紋「長宜子孫」小圓盤

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