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A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE A GROUP OF NINE BRONZE ANIMAL- A TURQUOISE-INLAID GILT-BRONZE
Early Western Zhou dynasty FORM PLAQUES GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOU
The slender, tapering blade with a contoured 5th to 3rd century BC Warring States period
central ridge on both sides extending over the Comprising a small bronze plaque depicting Cast in the form of a beast in the midst of
tubular socket, with an identical pictograph two tigers attacking a deer, ca. 3rd century attacking another animal, inlaid all over in
on either side in intaglio, covered all over with BC, a small bronze plaque formed as a tiger’s turquoise, the bronze with remnants of gilt,
green and brown encrustation. head, 5th-3rd century, a pair of small bronze the reverse with a circular button for fastening,
9 7/8in (25cm) long plaques formed as recumbent tigers, 5th the terminal cast as a dragon head.
$2,000 - 3,000 century BC, a group of three bronze plaques 5 1/2in (14cm) long
formed as deer, and a pair of bronze plaques $5,000 - 8,000
西周早期 青銅戈 formed as stags, 5th century BC.
3 3/8in (8.5cm) high, the largest 戰國時期 青銅嵌綠松石帶鉤
Provenance $5,000 - 8,000
Purchased from Mathias Komor, 1962 Provenance
西元前五至三世紀 青銅動物形牌一組九件 Purchased from Susan Chen,
A blade of related form, lacking the intaglio November 16, 1999
decoration, is in the collection of the Provenance
Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession The pair of tigers plaques, purchased from
number 47.87. A suite of three similar blades, Michael Dunn, June 14, 2000
formerly in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, The group of deer plaques, purchased from
was sold at Christie’s New York, 24 March Michael Dunn, December 23, 1999
2011, sale 2518, lot 1201. Another blade with The pair of stag plaques, purchased from
similar intaglio ornament and formerly with J.T. Marvin Sadik, October 13, 1999
Tai & Co., was sold at Sotheby’s New York,
20 March 2012, sale N08834, lot 5.
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