6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
 
Lot 242
 
Lot 242 - A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT SILVERED COPPER-ALLOY 'DRAGON' DISH
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A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT SILVERED COPPER-ALLOY 'DRAGON' DISH
唐 銅合金局部鎏金龍紋八形盤

A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT SILVERED COPPER-ALLOY 'DRAGON' DISH

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 C.E)

唐 銅合金局部鎏金龍紋八形盤

The octalobed dish cast in relief to the centre to depict a scaly dragon curled around a central convex button, the long, slender body flying amongst wisps of cloud, all enclosed by leafy foliate sprays around the rim, the exterior with ruyi-shaped lappets and supported by a flared foot, with flowering peonies borne from leafy stems encircling a round cartouche to the base,

23cm diameter, weight approx. 977g

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
洛文森舊藏，於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成；
此後家族傳承，敘於一1975年信件中；
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。

Sold for £3,750

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