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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
A SMALL BRONZE 'HILL' CENSER AND COVER
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Raised on a spreading stem foot cast in low relief with dragons, the bowl encircled by a raised band interrupted by a small curved handle cast as an animal head, the conical cover cast in openwork as vapor-enshrouded hills, with overall encrustation; together with an unusual bronze animal head fitting, Zhou dynasty, possibly a dog, cast with open mouth showing the teeth, prominent eyes and pricked ears, the hollow neck leading into an opening in the back of the mouth, with extensive malachite encrustation
5½ and 4¼ in. (14 and 10.8 cm.) high, stand (2)
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Raised on a spreading stem foot cast in low relief with dragons, the bowl encircled by a raised band interrupted by a small curved handle cast as an animal head, the conical cover cast in openwork as vapor-enshrouded hills, with overall encrustation; together with an unusual bronze animal head fitting, Zhou dynasty, possibly a dog, cast with open mouth showing the teeth, prominent eyes and pricked ears, the hollow neck leading into an opening in the back of the mouth, with extensive malachite encrustation
5½ and 4¼ in. (14 and 10.8 cm.) high, stand (2)
Provenance
Hill censer: Ruth Dreyfus Collection, London, 1970.
Animal head fitting: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.
Animal head fitting: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.
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