A PAIR OF SMALL BRONZE OPENWORK PLAQUES

NORTHERN HEBEI PROVINCE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC

Details

A PAIR OF SMALL BRONZE OPENWORK PLAQUES
NORTHERN HEBEI PROVINCE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
Of rectangular form, each cast in openwork as two pairs of recumbent kulan with backward-turned heads, only their forequarters shown, as if they are overlapping each other, with convex reverse
2 in. (5 cm.) long (2)

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.

Exhibited

The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore, 2000, no. 84.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.

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Lot Essay

A similar garment plaque is illustrated by E. Bunker et al., Nomadic Art of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, p. 161, no. 139, where it is noted that a similar plaque was found in Chongli county, northwestern Hebei province, and a small ornament with the same kulan decoration was excavated from tomb 3 at Ganzibao, Huailai county, northern Hebei province, along with other artifacts dated to the 6th-early 5th century BC.

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