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A SET OF FIVE ARCHAIC BRONZE A SET OF GILT-BRONZE BELT PLAQUES A SET OF THREE GILT-BRONZE LEAF-
‘TAOTIE MASK’ RING HANDLES, Song Dynasty SHAPED HARNESS FITTINGS
PUSHOU Each concave plaque with a central coiled Liao Dynasty
Eastern Zhou Dynasty dragon and pearl in relief, the square plaques Each exquisitely chased with a soaring
Each well cast in the form of a taotie mask with the shan pictograph beneath the dragon phoenix spreading its wings against a ring-
with bulging eyes, the masks’ elongated representing a mountain, fitted box, the punched ground, enclosed by foliate borders
beak curled at the end forming a hollow ring, largest 7.5cm (3in) wide. (16). and suspended from a clasp, box, 14.3cm (5
suspending a thick circular ring handle, box. 5/8in) long; together with a circular ornament
Each 12.7cm (5in) long. (6). £1,500 - 2,000 fitting and a gilt-bronze musical tuner cast in
HK$15,000 - 20,000 low relief with a coiling dragon, Tang dynasty,
£1,500 - 2,000 CNY13,000 - 18,000 box, the largest 4.3cm (1 3/4in) diam.; and
HK$15,000 - 20,000 a silver-inlaid geometrical patterned goose-
CNY13,000 - 18,000 Provenance head belt hook, Han dynasty, 17cm (6 3/4in)
The Mengdiexuan Collection long. (8).
Provenance
The Mengdiexuan Collection 801 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 15,000
Compare a related pair of bronze mask and A PAIR OF HARDSTONE-INSET GILT- CNY9,000 - 13,000
ring handles, Han dynasty, which was sold BRONZE BELT BUCKLES
at Sotheby’s New York, 15 September 2011, Han Dynasty Provenance
lot 1128. Each formed with a rectangular buckle cast The Mengdiexuan Collection
with stylised dragons, the reverse with two
loops, the face set with a cabochon stone, Exhibited
suspending an attachment loop below also Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong
decorated with archaic motifs, fitted stands. & Urban Council of Hong Kong, Ancient
Each: 6cm (2 3/8in) high (5). Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October - 2
December 1990 (gilt-bronze musical tuner)
£1,200 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 15,000 Published and Illustrated
CNY11,000 - 13,000 J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese
and Ordos Bronzes, 1990, p.200, no.113
Provenance (gilt-bronze musical tuner)
A Greek private collection, formed prior to
1998.

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