ID 718902
Lot 741 | A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRAGON
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
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.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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