A gilt-bronze 'bird' mask,
北魏 鎏金銅羽人獸面紋舖首
A gilt-bronze architectural ornament featuring a prominent bird mask with alert almond-shaped eyes from the Northern Wei dynasty. The elaborate design incorporates openwork elements with horned felines and hatted figures, mounted on a wood stand.
- Medium
- dominated by a bird mask with alert eyes of almond shape above a triple-beak and a toothed mouth, the curled eyebrows detailed with hatching and stippling, all crowned by a symmetrical design in openwork with horned felines and hatted figures, wood stand and Japanese wood box
- 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: $100,000 – $150,000
Lot 117
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