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Unknown — 六朝 六世紀 青銅鋪首銜環一對
Unknown

六朝 六世紀 青銅鋪首銜環一對

A pair of bronze mask-form handles featuring taotie designs from the Six Dynasties period, 6th century. These ritual bronze fittings exemplify the ancient taotie motif in early Chinese metalwork.

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Paire de poignées en bronze en forme de masque de taotie, époque des Six dynasties, VIe siècle

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Arts d'Asie

June 16, 2022

Estimate: $8,000$10,000

Lot 85

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Unknown, 六朝 六世紀 青銅鋪首銜環一對

A pair of bronze mask-form handles featuring taotie designs from the Six Dynasties period, 6th century. These ritual bronze fittings exemplify the ancient taotie motif in early Chinese metalwork.

Medium
Paire de poignées en bronze en forme de masque de taotie, époque des Six dynasties, VIe siècle
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bronze, 6th Century, Mask Form, Handles, Six Dynasties, Taotie, Ancient China

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art