ID 718528
Lot 727 | A PAIR OF SMALL GILT-BRONZE TAOTIE MASK FITTINGS
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
HAN-NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 534)
Each mask is cast as a powerful taotie with thick brows, curved horns, and a pronounced nose above bared teeth from which issues a hook that suspends a loose ring.
Each 2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) overall, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 October 1986.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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