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A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE
RETICULATED ‘FLYING GEESE’ COMB
TOP
Tang Dynasty
Embossed in relief and pierced from a thin
metal sheet as two geese flying away from
a central upright double-lotus spray, a single
bloom above each of them, on a ground of
densely-coiling stems, within a beaded and
shell-motif border.
14cm (5 1/2in) wide.

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,100 - 14,000

Please note this Lot is to be sold at
No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

唐 局部鎏金銅花鳥紋梳背

485
484 A RARE PART-SET OF THREE
REPOUSSÉ-BRONZE RETICULATED
BELT PLAQUES
14th/15th century
The largest rectangular, chased and repoussé
with a crouching qilin looking backwards at
its bushy upright tail, within a beaded border,
6.5cm (2 3/4in) wide; and two kidney-shaped
plaques, each with a similar qilin within a
beaded border, 4cm (1 1/2in) wide, all with
traces of gilding. (3).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,200 - 11,000

Please note this Lot is to be sold at
No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

十四/十五世紀 銅麒麟紋帶銙 一組三件

Published, Illustrated and Exhibited:
Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition,
London, 2006, no.9.

展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展
覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號9

Openwork plaques such as the present lot
are rare in bronze, but are more commonly
found in other materials such as jade or ivory.
See a related pair of gilt-bronze openwork
cape weights with dragons, 15th/16th
century, illustrated by J.So, Radiant Legacy:
Ancient Chinese Gold from the Mengdiexuan
Collection, vol.3, Hong Kong, 2013, p.218,
pl.B.

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