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                               A RARE SET OF FOUR BRONZE FIGURAL WEIGHTS
                               Han dynasty
                               Each hollow cast and arranged in a different expressive pose, three gesticulating in laughter or
                               speech, the fourth slumped over, perhaps intoxicated, his robe spilling from the shoulder, each
                               displaying a different style of robe and coiffure, the surface with brilliant and iridescent blue and
                               green patina, the interiors filled with casting core.
                               3 3/4in (9.5cm) height of the tallest
                               $25,000 - 35,000
                               漢 銅人坐像擺件四只
                               Provenance
                               Ariadne Galleries, New York, January 2002

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