CHINA / 5000 YEARS
CHINA / 5000 YEARS
A pair of archaistic silver-inlaid bronze tapirs, Ming dynasty, 16th - 17th century 明十六至十七世紀 銅錯銀貘一對
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November 30, 09:40 AM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
A pair of archaistic silver-inlaid bronze tapirs,
Ming dynasty, 16th - 17th century
明十六至十七世紀 銅錯銀貘一對
wood stands
21.2 cm
A Florida private collection.
Sotheby's New York, 19th March 2013, lot 316.
佛羅里達州私人收藏
紐約蘇富比2013年3月19日，編號316
Sotheby's New York, 19th March 2013, lot 316.
佛羅里達州私人收藏
紐約蘇富比2013年3月19日，編號316
The design of these tapirs is based on Eastern Zhou animal-shaped vessels, such as the wine vessel from the collection of the Taipei Palace Museum, illustrated in Masterworks of Chinese Bronze in the Palace Museum, Taipei, 1969, pl. 25.