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816 AN ENGRAVED GILT-BRONZE 唐ǭ鎏金銅刻狩℞紋高足杯
STEM CUP
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The exterior of the cup is engraved with a continuous scene of Ϝ源
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two hunters on horseback, one with a club extended and ready to
strike, the other with bow drawn and followed by two hounds, all 藍理捷
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reserved on a ring-punched ground below a foliate scroll band.
The gilded surface has areas of green patination.
2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, cloth box
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1999.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3098.
A gilt-bronze stemcup of this form engraved with similar
hunting scene in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, is
illustrated in Chinese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto,
1972, p. 221, no. 139. A silver stem cup with similar design,
unearthed in 1970 from a treasure hoard at Hejiacun in the
southern suburbs of Xi’an, Shaanxi province, is illustrated
in Wenwu, 1972, No. 1, p. 39, no. 19. The same stemcup is
illustrated again in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, (The Great Treasure
of Chinese Fine Arts), Vol. 10: Gongyi Meishu Bian (Works of
Art and Craft), Beijing, 1987, p. 23, no. 49, with full description
on p. 14.

815 A GILT-BRONZE LOCK 唐ǭ鎏金銅鎖
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The lock comprises a long slender rod connected to an oblong Ϝ源
box containing the mechanism, with a quadrangular slot at one 年前入藏於香港
end of the box to receive the key. The sliding bolt at the other 藍理捷
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end is cast with a bud-shaped decoration in relief. The long rod
is threaded through two rings attached to plain medallions. Each
piece has a gilt surface with traces of bright green patination.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, softwood stand
$1,000-2,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 2000.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3328b.
A Tang-dynasty gilt-bronze lock of this type was excavated
from the tomb of Princess Linchuan (d. AD 682), north of
Xinzhai village, Zhao town, Liquan county, Shaanxi Province,
and is illustrated in Wenwu, 1977, No. 10, p. 54, fig. 7.

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