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THREE RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘MOUNTAIN’ A RARE SILVER FILIGREE OPENWORK PERFUMIER
MUSICAL TURNERS Tang Dynasty
Han Dynasty Of spherical form, the reticulated exterior of the vessel worked with an
Each well cast in the form of an Immortal island with protruding mountain intricate pattern of scrolling foliage issuing small blossoms, the interior
peaks emerging from a ground of crashing waves, interspersed with set with two concentric rings holding a suspended hemispherical cup.
mythical animals, the finials cast on hollow square shafts. 6.2cm (2 1/2in) diam.
The largest 6.9cm (2 5/8in) high (3).
£3,000 - 5,000
£5,000 - 8,000 CNY27,000 - 45,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000
唐 銀花絲蔓草忍冬紋香薰
漢 銅博山式琴鈕 一組三件
Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong
Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong circa 1980s-1990s
circa 1980s-1990s
來源： 思源堂收藏，於約1980至1990年代購自香港
來源： 思源堂收藏，於約1980至1990年代購自香港
Compare with two similar silver openwork incense burners, Tang
Compare with four similar gilt-bronze bridges for stringed instruments, dynasty, both of spherical form similarly decorated with leafy tendrils
Western Han dynasty, excavated from the tomb of the King of Nanyue but interspersed with birds, illustrated in B.Gyllensvard, Chinese Gold
in 1983, Xianggangshan, Guangzhou, similarly cast in the shape of and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, New York, 1971, p.49, pl.44;
layered mountains interspersed with mythical animals, illustrated by later sold at Sotheby’s London, 14 May 2008, lots 56 and 57.
J.Lin ed., The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China,
Cambridge, 2012, p.246, no.117.

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