6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I

 
Lot 36
 
Lot 36 - A CHINESE INLAID GILT-BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' BELT HOOK, DAIGOU
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A CHINESE INLAID GILT-BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' BELT HOOK, DAIGOU
戰國 銅錯金瑞獸帶鉤

A CHINESE INLAID GILT-BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' BELT HOOK, DAIGOU

Warring States Period (475 – 221 B.C.E)

戰國 銅錯金瑞獸帶鉤

The openwork body cast to depict a bearded mythical beast with a slender, curved body and long flowing tufts of fur behind a pointed face set with beady eyes, the creature prowling along a curved section decorated with finely-worked silver wire inlay to form swirling motifs, a raised S-shaped embellishment separating the body and the tapering shaft that ends with a goose head terminal, the underside with a wide button decorated with a lozenge-shaped gold inlay encircled by scrolling motifs,

17cm long, weight approx. 269g

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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。

Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000

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