Lot 167
167
THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN NOBLEMAN
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BEAR saeted on its haunches, the left leg raised, its front paws resting on its knees and protuberant belly, the large head with gaping jaws and bared teeth, the fur markings finely engraved with wavy lines, on the back a vertical band, the hollow cast animal covered with small depressions for the inlay of semi-precious stones, the figure originally served as a support for a large vessel, Western Han Dynasty

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BEAR saeted on its haunches, the left leg raised, its front paws resting on its knees and protuberant belly, the large head with gaping jaws and bared teeth, the fur markings finely engraved with wavy lines, on the back a vertical band, the hollow cast animal covered with small depressions for the inlay of semi-precious stones, the figure originally served as a support for a large vessel, Western Han Dynasty
7.7cm. high

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Similar examples: Eskenazi, Catalogue June-July 1977, nr. 41; H. Brinker, Das Gold in der Kunst Ostasiens, Rietberg Museum, Zurich, pl. 13; H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic Art in Private Collections of Holland and Belgium, pl. 67, nr. 133.

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