Lot Essay
A pair of very similar gold and glass plaques is illustrated in Exhibition of Chinese Art, C. T. Loo & Co., New York, 1941-1942, no. 124, where it is said that they were found at Jincun.
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LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
Details
A PAIR OF GOLD, GLASS AND BRONZE PLAQUES
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
Each circular plaque is comprised of a bronze ring cast with three fluted bands covered with gold foil and centered by a beaded, convex, glass disc.
Each 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) diam.
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
Each circular plaque is comprised of a bronze ring cast with three fluted bands covered with gold foil and centered by a beaded, convex, glass disc.
Each 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK6.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 15.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 15.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 6.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 6.