Saturday at Sotheby’s: Chinese Art

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Lot 803
  • 803

A GILT-BRONZE CHILONG-FORM WEIGHT HAN DYNASTY

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Bronze
well-cast in high pierced relief, its bifurcated tail flexed beneath the sinewy body, the horned, bearded head raised revealing its open jaws with teeth bared, supported on a low circular base, wood stand (2)

Provenance

Collection of Mackenzie Gordon Jr., Washington D.C.
Andrew Kahane Ltd., New York, 1990.