A silver-inlaid bronze 'tiger' weight,
漢 銅錯銀盤虎形鎮
This Han dynasty silver-inlaid bronze 'tiger' weight is superbly cast as a coiled recumbent tiger with detailed facial features and decorative collar. The piece exemplifies the exceptional metalwork and zoomorphic forms of Han bronze production.
- Medium
- superbly cast as a coiled recumbent tiger, its head supported on its paw and resting on its rump, its neck adorned with a collar, its face detailed with a broad snout below oval-shaped eyes and large pointed ears, the details finely incised and with traces of silver inlay
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1 | Day
October 9, 2022
Estimate: $60,000 – $80,000
Lot 145
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