Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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An extremely fine and decorative bronze handle
Well cast Taotie mask with a circular ring handle in the beasts mouth. On a wooden stand.
Measurement Mask: 8cm x 5.5cm, Ring: 7.5cm
Style of: Early Zhou (12th – 8th century BC), age determination uncertain
Wei Tang, The Great Bronze Age of China, London, 1980, pg.267 HU no 69. W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, London, 1977, fig.88a (from a later period). http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2009/fine-chinese-ceramics-works-of-art-n08565/lot.102.html
Well cast Taotie mask with a circular ring handle in the beasts mouth. On a wooden stand.
Measurement Mask: 8cm x 5.5cm, Ring: 7.5cm
Style of: Early Zhou (12th – 8th century BC), age determination uncertain
Wei Tang, The Great Bronze Age of China, London, 1980, pg.267 HU no 69. W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, London, 1977, fig.88a (from a later period). http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2009/fine-chinese-ceramics-works-of-art-n08565/lot.102.html