EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC

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A RARE BRONZE BIRD-FORM FINIAL
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
The finial is cast in the round as a small bird with finely detailed feathers, perched on a spiral-cast domed base pierced through the sides.
3 ¾ in. (8.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne.
Christie's New York, 2 December 1985, lot 69.

Lot Essay

The present finial is characteristic of bronzes from the Yue kingdom in modern day Zhejiang province. Compare to the bronze model of a building with a bird perched on top, illustrated in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji [The Complete Collection of Chinese Bronzes], Beijing, 1997, vol. 11, no. 105.

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