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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE HORSE A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
HAN DYNASTY NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, DATED ZHENGSHI
standing foursquare, the neck held high with the head FOURTH YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 507
directed forward with an alert expression including bulging
eyes, flaring nostrils, pricked ears, and the lips pulled back, modeled standing before a flame-shaped mandorla on a
the bound tail lifted energetically, the body hollow-cast, the splayed lotus base above a four-legged plinth, the plinth
pale green patina with malachite and azurite inclusions chased with a grid pattern with each unit enclosing a
Length 9¼ in., 23.5 cm small circle, the figure adorned in long flowing robes, the
right hand held against the chest, the left lowered, the
PROVENANCE hair swept up into a topknot framed by a circular halo
Collection of Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987). with radiating lotus petals on the mandorla, the mandorla
Christie’s New York, 1st December 1994, lot 46. further decorated with a border of lotus petals and swirling
flames extending up to the pointed tip, the reverse incised
Chen Chi Collection, Tokyo.
Private Collection. with a seated Buddha in a shrine, all above a dedicatory
Christie’s New York, 19th September 2006, lot 154. inscription dated to the fourth year of the Zhengshi period,
corresponding to 507
Height 7¼ in., 18.3 cm
$ 10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
漢 青銅馬 Collection of Win Nathanson, acquired in the 1950s-60s.

來源 $ 20,000-30,000
亞瑟•M•賽克勒 (1913-1987) 收藏
紐約佳士得1994年12月1日，編號46 北魏正始四年（507年） 銅鎏金佛立像
Chen Chi 收藏，東京
私人收藏 銘文：
紐約佳士得2006年9月19日，編號154 正始四年正月廿十日羊伯孫夫妻倦屬造像一佢

197 來源
Win Nathanson 收藏，得於1950年代至1960年代

198
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GILT-BRONZE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ WEIGHT
HAN - SIX DYNASTIES
crouching with the muscular body twisting sharply and the
head turned to one side, the face with a menacing expression
with the mouth open, the lips curling back in a snarl, and the
eyes wide, a pair of ridged horns pressing against the neck,
tufts of fur covering the body and sweeping outward from
the elbows, a pair of feathered wings tucked against the
torso, wood stand (2)
Length 2¼ in., 5.7 cm
PROVENANCE
Von Bergen Auction, Scranton, 1958.
Collection of Robert L. Shalkop (1922-2008), and thence by
descent.

$ 15,000-20,000

漢至六朝 銅鎏金瑞獸形鎮
來源
Von Bergen Auction，斯克蘭頓，1958年
Robert L. Shalkop (1922-2008) 收藏，此後家族傳承 198

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