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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
A GOLD SHEET BELT PLAQUE OVERLAY
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The thin gold, rectangular sheet is chased overall with a densely arranged pattern of scrolling meander enclosing a dragon, bear and a bird. The edges are highlighted with minute beading.
3 3/8 x 1 ¼ in. (8.5 x 3.3 cm.), framed
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The thin gold, rectangular sheet is chased overall with a densely arranged pattern of scrolling meander enclosing a dragon, bear and a bird. The edges are highlighted with minute beading.
3 3/8 x 1 ¼ in. (8.5 x 3.3 cm.), framed
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK14.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 36.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 36.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 14.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 10.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 10.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 14.
New York, Asia House Gallery, Chinese Gold, Silver and Porcelain. The Kempe Collection, 1971, cat. no. 7, an exhibition touring the United States and shown also at nine other museums.
New York, Asia House Gallery, Chinese Gold, Silver and Porcelain. The Kempe Collection, 1971, cat. no. 7, an exhibition touring the United States and shown also at nine other museums.