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THE PROPERTY OF A HONG KONG COLLECTOR
A RARE AND LARGE BRONZE HORSE MASK FITTING
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-771 BC.)
Details
A RARE AND LARGE BRONZE HORSE MASK FITTING
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-771 BC.)
The unusually large mask is cast as a tiger with bulging eyes, broad nose and C-shaped ears.
6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide.
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-771 BC.)
The unusually large mask is cast as a tiger with bulging eyes, broad nose and C-shaped ears.
6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide.
Provenance
R. H. Ellsworth, New York, 1998
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, The Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Collection, Chinese Archaic & Gilt Bronzes, 19 March 2002, lot 102
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, The Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Collection, Chinese Archaic & Gilt Bronzes, 19 March 2002, lot 102
Exhibited
R. H. Ellsworth, Asian Art Fair, New York, 1998, no. B2010
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales