Lot Essay
A finial of this type, of Eastern Zhou/Han dynasty date, is illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 1, London, 1994, p. 48, fig. 13
PROPERTY FROM THE J. M. HU COLLECTION
A BRONZE BIRD-FORM FINIAL
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A BRONZE BIRD-FORM FINIAL
LATE SHANG DYNASTY
Hollow cast as a plump bird with small beak and eyes, with two different types of feathers on the wings and bands of chevron pattern to delineate the feathers of the extended tail, the slender legs cast on either side of the cylindrical socket which forms the base, with a mottled pale green and olive surface
4½in. (11.4cm.) long
LATE SHANG DYNASTY
Hollow cast as a plump bird with small beak and eyes, with two different types of feathers on the wings and bands of chevron pattern to delineate the feathers of the extended tail, the slender legs cast on either side of the cylindrical socket which forms the base, with a mottled pale green and olive surface
4½in. (11.4cm.) long