Lot Essay
A related hinged fitting is illustrated in Chugoku Sengoku jidai no bijutsu (The Art of the Warring States Period), Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Art, 1991, p. 123, no. 207.
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SOUTHERN CHINA, CHU STATE, WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH CENTURY BC
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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE HINGED FITTING
SOUTHERN CHINA, CHU STATE, WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH CENTURY BC
Comprised of two hinged sections cast in relief on one side, one section cast in openwork with various types of scrolls and granular patterns, with some scrolls projecting from the edges, the other a clip with shaped rectangular front cast with similar decoration encompassing a small mask, while the back plate is rectangular and plain, pierced through both plates with four pairs of holes for attachment, with milky blue-green patina
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long, box
SOUTHERN CHINA, CHU STATE, WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH CENTURY BC
Comprised of two hinged sections cast in relief on one side, one section cast in openwork with various types of scrolls and granular patterns, with some scrolls projecting from the edges, the other a clip with shaped rectangular front cast with similar decoration encompassing a small mask, while the back plate is rectangular and plain, pierced through both plates with four pairs of holes for attachment, with milky blue-green patina
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1989.
Exhibited
The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore, 2000, no. 46.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.
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