Vente aux enchères en direct 24388Important Chinese Art Including Ceramics from the Art Institute of Chicago
A BRONZE TUNING KEY WITH COILED DRAGON-FORM HANDLE
Lot 1057Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections

A BRONZE TUNING KEY WITH COILED DRAGON-FORM HANDLE

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

Fermé18 September 2026

Prix réalisé

USD 4,864

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

Plus d'informations

Conditions de vente
Comment vendre

A BRONZE TUNING KEY WITH COILED DRAGON-FORM HANDLE
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long, lucite and metal stand

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 21 February 1998.

Note du spécialiste

A very similar gilt-bronze tuning key in the form of a coiled dragon from the tomb of the King of Nanyue, is illustrated in Xi Han Nanyue Wang mu (Nanyue King's Tomb of the Western Han), vol. II, pl. 47, nos. 1 and 2; and a full description with line drawing is in voI. I, pp. 92-3. See, also, the gilt-bronze coiled dragon tuning key from the collection of Orvar Karibeck illustrated in “Selected Objects from Ancient Shou-chou," Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, No. 27, 1955, pl. 42:4.