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PLAQUE EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE EN FORME DE DRAGON
Dynastie Zhou (1050-221 av. J.-C.)
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE
Zhou Dynasty (1050-221 BC)
Cast as a stylised dragon rendered with fine incisions defined with a long
curled tail and the mythical beast’s horn, eye and fangs, stand.
11cm (4 2/8in) wide. (2).
€400 - 600
Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
周 青銅龍形飾
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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208 TROIS VIROLES EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE
Dynastie des Zhou orientaux (770-221 av. J.-C.)
THREE ARCHAIC BRONZE FERRULES
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC)
Each with a teardrop-shaped socket at one end enclosed by smooth
conforming sides incised with geometric designs, ringed by a raised
border followed by a hexagonal-section shaft with a waisted neck.
14.5cm (5 6/8in), 13.5cm (5 2/8in) and 11.7cm (4 1/2in) long. (3).
€1,000 - 1,500

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with two related bronze ferrules, Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated in Ancient Chinese
Art: The Ernest Erickson Collection, New York, 1983, nos.33-34. Two
other related bronze ferrules, Eastern Zhou dynasty, are illustrated by
J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong
Kong, 1990, pp.179-181.
東漢 青銅飾 一組三件
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏
209 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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ORNEMENT EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE EN FORME DE TÊTE DE
TAPIR
Dynastie des Zhou orientaux (770-221 av. J.-C.)
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘TAPIR’ FINIAL
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC)
The shaft finely cast in a twisted rope design, perforated with two
circular sockets ending with the head of a tapir defined by a elongated
snout and large ears, 10cm (4in) high, stand; together with a pair of
bronze hoops, Zhou/Han dynasty (1050-221 BC/206 BC-220 AD),
shaped as two conjoined ducks, 10.5cm (4 2/8in) wide. (4).
€500 - 800

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with a related bronze zoomorphic ferrule, Eastern Zhou
dynasty, in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC
(acc.no.S2012.9.2307).
東周 青銅貘形飾
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來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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