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A silver-inlaid bronze 'tiger' weight, — 漢 銅錯銀盤虎形鎮

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

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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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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
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bronze, Han Dynasty, Animal, Weight, Silver Inlay, Metalwork, Tiger, Ancient, Chinese, Decorative Object

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