CHINE, DYNASTIE LIAO (907-1125)

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MASQUE EN CUIVRE ARGENTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE LIAO (907-1125)
Modelé 'au repoussé', le visage ovale, la bouche légèrement tombante, le nez aquilin, les yeux clos aux paupières bombées, la barbe, la moustache, les cils et les sourcils finement incisés, le front large, les lobes d'oreilles percés ; traces d'oxydation verte
Hauteur: 23,5 cm. (9¼ in.)

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A SILVERED-COPPER FUNERARY MASK
CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)

Lot Essay

The silvered-copper funerary masks are quite rare.
Compare with a gilt-copper mask illustrated in R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.1, Azimuth Editions, London 1994, pp.106-107, fig.31.
See also another gilt-copper mask from the collection of Monsieur Halphen sold in these Rooms, 20 November 2003, lot 450.

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