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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURAL STAFF FINIAL
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The fitting is heavily cast as a tubular shaft surmounted by the finely cast head of a foreigner with hooked nose, prominent cheekbones and hair shown in overlapping scalloped rows, probably representing curls. There are traces of gilding allover.
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high, wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The fitting is heavily cast as a tubular shaft surmounted by the finely cast head of a foreigner with hooked nose, prominent cheekbones and hair shown in overlapping scalloped rows, probably representing curls. There are traces of gilding allover.
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
Literature
The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965, pp. 60-61.
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