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PAIRE DE POIGNÉES EN BRONZE
ARCHAÏQUE EN FORME DE DRAGONS
Fin de la dynastie Shang/Début de la dynastie
des Zhou occidentaux
(XIIe- IXe siècle avant J.-C)
A PAIR OF ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘DRAGON’
FINIALS
Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty
(12th-9th century BC)
The pair of hilts each cast in the form of a
stylised coiled dragon with a tail in the form of
a bird with a hooked beak, stands.
12cm (4 6/8in) high. (4).
€800 - 1,200

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare the similar form and decoration on
the handle of a turquoise inlaid bronze dagger,
ge, late Shang dynasty, in the Freer Gallery of
Art, Washington DC, (acc.no.F1950.9).

商晚期/西周早期 青銅龍形飾一對
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏， 10
於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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DEUX ÉLÉMENTS EN BRONZE
ARCHAÏQUE À TÊTE DE DRAGON
Dynastie des Zhou de l’Est
(770-221 avant J.-C)
TWO ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ FINIALS
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC)
Each finely cast in the zoomorphic form of a
sinuous dragon issuing from a tapering conical
shaft, with typical Verdigris and encrustations.
18.5cm (7 1/2in) and 10cm (4in) long. (2).
€500 - 800

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

Compare with a closely related pair of bronze
‘dragon’ finials, Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the
Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC (acc.nos.
S2012.9.2284.1-2).

東周 青銅龍形飾 一組兩件
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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