A VERY RARE SET OF JADE AND BRONZE ‘CHILONG’ CHARIOT FITTINGS

Lot 2764
29.11.2022 10:00UTC +08:00
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Lot 2764 | A VERY RARE SET OF JADE AND BRONZE ‘CHILONG’ CHARIOT FITTINGS
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HKD 350 000 – 450 000
A VERY RARE SET OF JADE AND BRONZE ‘CHILONG’ CHARIOT FITTINGS

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)

The set is comprised of two jade fittings with bronze ends which can be fitted with each other, one tubular fitting is hollow, the other with a solid terminal. Both jade ends are carved with pairs of sinuous chilong dragons with scroll-like bodies.

6 1/8 in. (15.7 cm.) overall length, box





Provenance

Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1997

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