A Rare Pair of Bronze Figures of a Rooster and Hen, , WARRING STATES PERIOD/HAN DYNASTY (475 BC-AD 220), | Christie's

Sale 1161

THE HOUSE SALE

New York

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3 - 4 December 2002

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Lot 192

A Rare Pair of Bronze Figures of a Rooster and Hen,

WARRING STATES PERIOD/HAN DYNASTY (475 BC-AD 220),

Price realised

USD 1,195

Estimate

USD 4,000 - USD 6,000

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A Rare Pair of Bronze Figures of a Rooster and Hen,
Warring States Period/Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 220),
each thinly cast and shown standing on slender legs, with cast feather markings on the bodies and hollowed openwork tails, with azurite and blue-green encrustation
9¼in. (23.5cm.) high
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