A GILT-BRONZE LEAF-SHAPED HORSE TRAPPING, XINGYE

TANG/LIAO DYNASTY, 10TH CENTURY

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A GILT-BRONZE LEAF-SHAPED HORSE TRAPPING, XINGYE
TANG/LIAO DYNASTY, 10TH CENTURY
Finely cast in relief on one side with the furled outer edges of the leaf, and an inner leaf-shaped cartouche surrounding a duck standing with raised wings against a ring-matte ground, with a loop at the top
2¾ in. (7 cm.) long

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Acquired in Hong Kong, 1991.

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Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.

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Gilt-bronze ornaments of this 'apricot' leaf type, xingye, were based on foreign, probably Sassanian, prototypes, and became popular as decoration for horse trappings during the Tang dynasty. A discussion of xingye is included in the article by Sun Ji, "The Equestrian Gear and Ornament of the Tang Dynasty", Wenwu, 1981:10, pp. 82-88 and 96, translated in Chinese Archaeological Abstracts, vol. 4, Post Han, Los Angeles, 1985, pp. 1782-7, where, in fig. 7, eight different types of 'apricot' leaves are shown in line drawings.