A SMALL GILT-SILVER CROUCHING BEAR

HAN DYNASTY

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A SMALL GILT-SILVER CROUCHING BEAR
han dynasty
The animal cast hunched and supported on its forelegs, the left leg bent and the right knee raised curled beneath the well-rounded body, the mouth fiercely opened, the gilding somwhat worn, traces of red pigment and green malachite encrustation
2.3/8 in. (6 cm.) high

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This lot is shown larger in the catalogue than actual size.

Lot Essay

It is very rare to find gilt-silver figures, such as the present lot. For similar gilt-bronze examples, see the crouching bear in the City Art Museum of St.Louis, Missouri, and another in the A. Stoclet Collection, Brussels, illustrated, Royal Academy of Arts, International Exhibition of Chinese Art, London, 1935/6, p.51, nos.510-511.

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