ID 718728
Los 723 | A BRONZE ARCHAISTIC OWL-FORM VESSEL AND COVER, ZUN
Schätzwert
$ 40 000 – 60 000
The vessel is cast as an owl resting on its claws and tail, with the cover formed as the head mounted by a chilong. The front of the body is decorated with taotie masks and the wings to the sides are suggested by coiled dragons, all reserved on a leiwen ground. There are cast inscriptions on the interior of the cover and interior of the vessel.
14 1⁄4 in. (36 cm.) high, inscribed softwood stand
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
| Angewandte Technik: | Metallkonstruktion |
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| Material: | Bronze |
| Herkunftsort: | China, Ostasien, Asien |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten |
| Angewandte Technik: | Metallkonstruktion |
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| Material: | Bronze |
| Herkunftsort: | China, Ostasien, Asien |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten |
| Adresse der Versteigerung |
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