6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
 
Lot 434
 
Lot 434 - AN ORDOS GILT-BRONZE 'ANIMAL FIGHT' BELT PLAQUE
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AN ORDOS GILT-BRONZE 'ANIMAL FIGHT' BELT PLAQUE
約公元前 500 年至公元 100 年 鄂爾多斯鎏金獸紋牌飾

AN ORDOS GILT-BRONZE 'ANIMAL FIGHT' BELT PLAQUE

Circa 500 B.C.E - 100 C.E

約公元前 500 年至公元 100 年 鄂爾多斯鎏金獸紋牌飾

The openwork plaque cast to depict a ferocious lion in combat with a defensive antelope, the former leaping forward with front paws raised and mouth open to bare its sharp teeth, the latter with its head held downwards, ready to charge, the animals breaking free of the confines of the rectangular frame enclosing the scene,

14.2cm long, weight approx. 365g

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PROVENANCE:

The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff businessman 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。

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