Page 43 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

Weight: 19.3 g in total
39 Dimensions: Diameter 3.3 cm each
A PAIR OF gOld RePOussÉ ‘MyThIcAl beAsT’ hORse-
TAcK ORNAMeNTs, lATe WARRINg sTATes TO hAN 一對鏊金神獸紋馬匹飾品，戰國晚期至漢代
中國，公元前三世紀至公元220 年。金飾浮雕神獸面具，大眼、寬鼻和張開的鼻孔，
China, 3rd century BC-220 AD. The gold ornaments embossed in the 每個都在圓形的青銅色框架中。
form of mythical beast masks with piercing eyes and broad noses with
flaring nostrils, each in a circular bronze frame. (2) 來源：英國私人收藏
品相：原始品相良好，鑒於其年代品相讓人印象深刻。天然結殼和風化痕跡，有銅
綠，一些輕微凹痕和刻痕。
Provenance: British private collection. 重量：縂19.3 克
condition: Good original condition, very impressive considering the 尺寸：直徑分別為3.3 厘米
age of these pieces! Natural erosion and weathering, the bronze with
verdigris and encrustations, some minor dents and nicks. estimate euR 800,-
Starting price EUr 400,-

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A gIlT-IRON RePOussÉ ‘VIRudhAKA’
sAddle cOVeR FITTINg, MINg

Sino-Tibetan, 15th-17th century. Of domed circular shape, executed
in repoussé with openwork and fine incisions depicting Virudhaka, a Provenance: Michel Paciello, Venice. Collection of Dr. Koos de Jong,
wrathful deity known as Protector of the South and one of the Four acquired from the above in 1999. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian
Heavenly Kings, holding a sword and a shield in his hands. and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has
authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and
decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era and
published an extensive study of saddle rugs in Dragon & Horse. Saddle
rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond. Between 1976 and
2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and
was director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.
condition: Extensive wear, few dents. Fine malachite green patina on
the interior and exterior with encrustations on the interior as well.
Weight: 26.3 g
Dimensions: Diameter 5 cm
鉄鎏金毗琉璃馬匹裝飾，明代
漢藏，十五至十七世紀。圓形鏤空，精美描繪了四大天王之一的南天王毗琉璃，手
持劍和盾。
來源：威尼斯Michel Paciello。Drs. Koos de Jong收藏，1999年購於上述收
藏。Drs. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家， 幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。
他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。
2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from Chi-
na and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他
曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。
品相：廣汎磨損，些微凹痕。局部可見細膩祖母綠包漿，内裏與外緣都可見結殼狀
況。
重量：26.3 克
尺寸：直徑5 厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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