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WARRING STATES PERIOD (BC 475 - 221)
细节
A PAIR OF ARCHAIC BRONZE ANIMAL-HEAD CHARIOT FITTINGS
WARRING STATES PERIOD (BC 475 - 221)
Each fitting is cast in the form of a ferocious animal head with a loose ring between its barred teeth, upright pointed ears and protruding eyes. Each is decorated with a stylised archaic designs including swirls and stripes. The bronze has a mottled reddish brown patina with areas of blue-green encrustation.
The larger 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high, excluding stand
WARRING STATES PERIOD (BC 475 - 221)
Each fitting is cast in the form of a ferocious animal head with a loose ring between its barred teeth, upright pointed ears and protruding eyes. Each is decorated with a stylised archaic designs including swirls and stripes. The bronze has a mottled reddish brown patina with areas of blue-green encrustation.
The larger 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high, excluding stand
来源
Sotheby's London, 8 June 1993, lot 117.
Property from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard C.B.E, Q.C. (1928-2012)
Property from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard C.B.E, Q.C. (1928-2012)
展览
Paul Champkins Animals in Bronze and Jade, London, 6th December 2006, no. 1.