A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRAGON

Lot 741
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 718902
Lot 741 | A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRAGON
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$ 25 000 – 35 000
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRAGON

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

Cast with feet splayed as if mid-stride, the dragon has a long snout, curved neck, and straight ridged body covered in scales. The neck and back are set with pierced tabs.

6 1⁄2 in. (16.6 cm.) long, acrylic stand







Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Morse Collection, New York, 1980s.

Andrew Kahane, Ltd., New York, February 1993.

Anthony H. N. Schnelling Collection, New York, and thence by descent.
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