Details
A GROUP OF SEVEN BRONZE KNIVES, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220) AND LATER
comprising two slender knives with convex sides and ibex head pommel; a curved knife with pierced handle and raptor head pommel; a knife with wolf head pommel; two knives with almost straight sides with pommels decorated with geometrical design; and a further slender knife with stylised animal head pommel -- The first, 8¼in. (21cm.) long. (7)
comprising two slender knives with convex sides and ibex head pommel; a curved knife with pierced handle and raptor head pommel; a knife with wolf head pommel; two knives with almost straight sides with pommels decorated with geometrical design; and a further slender knife with stylised animal head pommel -- The first, 8¼in. (21cm.) long. (7)
Provenance
First, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh: William Mayer Collection. C.T. Loo, New York. Frank Caro, New York, 1960; Second and Fourth: Acquired prior to 1978.
Literature
First, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh: Bunker, Emma C.; Kawami, Trudy S.; with Linduff, Katheryn M.; Ancient Bronzes of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, 1997; cat. no. 46, 25, 65, 69, 45.
First: Carter, Dagny; China Magnificent. Five Thousand Years Of Chinese Art. New York, 1935; p.33.
Fourth: OMPB III, p. 3.
Seventh: Carter, Dagny, The Symbol of the Beast, New York, 1957, p. 96, plate 20, figure D.
First: Carter, Dagny; China Magnificent. Five Thousand Years Of Chinese Art. New York, 1935; p.33.
Fourth: OMPB III, p. 3.
Seventh: Carter, Dagny, The Symbol of the Beast, New York, 1957, p. 96, plate 20, figure D.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.