ID 718875
Lot 724 | A GOLD-INLAID BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TIGER' FITTING
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
The circular fitting is cast with four small loops on the outer edge, and encloses two tigers in openwork with details picked out in gold.
4 1⁄8 in. (10.5 cm.) across, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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