Coupe sur pied en bronze doré Chine, dynastie Tang (618-907)

le pourtour finement gravé de rinceaux de feuilles de vigne et raisins, au milieu desquels s'ébattent oiseaux et lièvres

Some wear and oxidization in areas to the gilding (consistent with age), a thin hairline/fold in the metal extending on approx 2 cm from the rim inside the cup, otherwise in good condition. Please note that the provenance of the cup is Sotheby's London, 10 June 1986, lot 32.
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A slightly larger stemcup of this form and similarly decorated with birds amongst scrolling foliage, from the Joseph Homberg Collection, was sold in our London rooms, 19^th July 1949, lot 85, and again, 11^th May 1965, lot 83; and another, but with birds and hares on a minutely stippled ground, was sold at Christie's London, 20^th November 1972, lot 137. Compare also examples engraved with floral scrolls, such as two sold on our London rooms, 10^th June 1986, lot 34; and the other, 2-3^rd December 1974, lot 33.