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A GROUP OF FIVE BRONZE ORNAMENTS AND A FRAGMENT AN ARCHAIC BRONZE VESSEL AND COVER, FANGHU
OF A MONEY TREE Han Dynasty, with later inlay
Warring States/Han Dynasty The pear-shaped silhouette raised on a high foot, the mouth slightly
Including a pair of gilt bronze finials in the form of a human figure with flaring with a raised border, the shoulders cast with a pair of taotie
a tiger; a small plaque of a kneeling horse surmounted by another, masks each suspended ring handles, finely inlaid with hunting scenes
the plaque cover in gold leaf; a gilt ornamental knob in high relief with and mythical animals in three registers, the foot and the mouth rim
a bear; a gilt bronze plaque in the form of a fantastic zoomorphic inlaid with triangular scroll patterns, the square flat cover with sloped
dragon; and a fragment of a money tree illustrating an immortal sides similarly decorated, the dark grey metal polished smooth, with
supported on a tiered platform guarded by a pair of exotic creatures. malachite and earth encrustations in areas.
(6) 15 1/4in (38.7cm) high
Pair of plaques: 2 1/4in (5.7cm);
Horse plaque: 2 7/16in (6.3cm); $8,000 - 12,000
Pommel: 1 1/8in (4.2cm);
Dragon plaque: 2 5/8in (9.2cm) long; 漢 饕餮啣環耳銅鈁壺 金銀後嵌
Money tree fragment: 6in (15.2cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
戰國/漢 鎏金銅飾五件 暨 搖錢樹殘件一面
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