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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
911
A RARE BRONZE BIRD-FORM FINIAL
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 5TH-4TH
CENTURY BC
The fnial is cast in the round as a small bird with
fnely detailed feathers, perched on a spiral-cast
domed base pierced through the sides.
3æ in. (8.5 cm.) high
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne.
Christie’s New York, 2 December 1985, lot 69.
The present fnial is characteristic of bronzes
from the Yue kingdom in modern day Zhejiang
province. Compare to the bronze model of a
building with a bird perched on top, illustrated
in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji [The Complete
Collection of Chinese Bronzes], Beijing, 1997,
vol. 11, no. 105.
東周 青銅鳥形飾
911 912
912 A SET OF THREE MINIATURE GOLD
MASK-FORM HANDLES
30 EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (770-256 BC)
Each is cast in the form of a stylized bull-like mask
with two horns and rounded eyes, and suspends a
loose ring.
æ in. (2 cm.) long, cloth box (3)
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in New York in 1982.
A set of four identical Eastern Zhou miniature
gold mask-form handles was sold at Christie’s
New York, 15-16 March 2015, lot 3190.
東周 金小獸首啣環三件
