Lot Essay
For a related bronze ferrule of Warring States date, 5th-4th century BC, see Thomas Lawton, Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Freer Gallery of Art, 1982, p. 51, no. 14.
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WARRING STATES PERIOD-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (475 BC-AD 8)
Details
AN UNUSUAL SILVER OCTAGONAL FERRULE
WARRING STATES PERIOD-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (475 BC-AD 8)
The heavily cast, hollow fitting has faceted sides, and a slightly tapering, bulbous mid-section, and is pierced with two holes for attachment. The interior is circular.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; weight 103.5 g
WARRING STATES PERIOD-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (475 BC-AD 8)
The heavily cast, hollow fitting has faceted sides, and a slightly tapering, bulbous mid-section, and is pierced with two holes for attachment. The interior is circular.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; weight 103.5 g
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK84.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 26.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 26.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 84.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 87.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 87.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 84.