A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON HEAD’ CHARIOT TERMINAL

Los 730
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 327 600
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Los 730 | A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON HEAD’ CHARIOT TERMINAL
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$ 150 000 – 250 000
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON HEAD’ CHARIOT TERMINAL

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)

The dragon head is cast with an upturned snout and flared nostrils above the mouth which is open to reveal prominent teeth and a long tongue. A single S-shaped horn curves over the back of the head onto the neck. The head is finely incised with concentric wavy lines on the muzzle, and the horn and neck are incised with scales.

9 1⁄2 in. (24.2 cm.) long, cloth box







Provenance

Eskenazi Ltd., London, 2000.





Literature

Eskenazi Ltd., Masterpieces from Ancient China, London, 2000, no. 10.

Giuseppe Eskenazi with Hajni Elias, A Dealer’s Hand: The Chinese Art World through the Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, 2012, p. 198, no. 58.

Eskenazi Ltd., Early Chinese art from private collections, London, 2016, no. 21.





Exhibited

New York, Pace Wildenstein, Masterpieces from Ancient China, 20 March - 1 April 2000.

London, Eskenazi Ltd., Masterpieces from Ancient China, 5 June - 8 July 2000.

Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, on loan from 4 March 2002 - 22 June 2006.

London, British Museum, on loan from 22 June 2006 - 5 December 2012.

London, Eskenazi, Ltd., Early Chinese art from private collections, 3 - 25 November 2016.





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Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer’s premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address, the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer’s premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer’s Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.
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