A BRONZE BUFFALO-HEAD RHYTON
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A BRONZE BUFFALO-HEAD RHYTON

17TH/18TH CENTURY, XUANDE MARK

細節
A BRONZE BUFFALO-HEAD RHYTON
17th/18th Century, Xuande mark
Cast as the lowered head of a bovine beast with flaring nostrils, pricked ears and horns, supported on two hooves, the circular rim cast in relief with a band of key-fret, brownish patina, wood stand, box
3¼ in. (9.5 cm.) high
來源
E.T. Chow Collection
展覽
Geneva, The Virginia & Edward Chow Foundations & Collections, Baur, One Man's Taste, Treasures from the Lakeside Pavillion, 14 October 1988 - 15 January 1989, no. 32, B1
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拍品專文

The rhyton shape was introduced to China from the west, and early pottery examples frequently teminate in bird's heads. Later bronze rhytons, however, are more often formed as bovine heads.