
Property from a Distinguished Japanese Collection
Auction Closed
March 20, 05:40 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Length 12½ in., 31.7 cm
This large finely cast bronze tiger was originally the handle of what would have been a chunyu bell of exceptional size. Another smaller chunyu bell handle, on loan to the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, between 1983 and 1998, was sold in our London rooms, 16th May 2012, lot 252.