LIAO DYNASTY (907-1124)

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A REPOUSSÉ GOLD BOX AND COVER
Liao Dynasty (907-1124)
Of foliate shape, the cover worked in repoussé and applied with gold wire on a punched ground with animals of the Zodiac surrounding phoenixes and lions and a dragon-carp in the centre, the sides incised with animals in primitive style
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) wide

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拍品專文

Compare with a footed box illustrated in Gold and Silver of the Tang Dynasty, Wenwu Publications, 1985, p. 9 and Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, Arts and Crafts, vol. 10, Silver, gold, glass and enamels, pl. 68 of the same form, worked with a pair of pheonixes in flight amidst leafy vines and smaller birds, the edges decorated with bands