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PROPERTY FROM THE ALAN AND SIMONE HARTMAN
COLLECTION
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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FLASK AND COVER, BIANHU
Warring States Period
The vessel of flattened oval form supported by a rectangular foot, the
short neck rising to a gently flared mouth and a domed cover with
three comma-shaped finials, a pair of taotie masks attached to the
shoulders, inlaid on either side a tiger, a leopard, and a hound within
an elaborate composition of geometric lines, the shoulders and sides
similarly inlaid, the foot ring and mouth rim inlaid with classic cloud
scrolls, the top of the cover inlaid with a 'tiger' medallion encircled
by 'cloud' scrolls, the exterior polished to reveal the inlaid designs,
the dark grey surface smooth and mottled with red cuprite and green
malachite, the underside with a loop possibly attached to a small bell
in ancient times.
10 3/4in (27.3cm) high; 11 3/4in (29.7cm) across
$8,000 - 12,000

戰國 青銅錯銀神獸紋扁壺

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