7 mars 2022
An inscribed section of a bronze tiger tally (Hufu), Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Lot 49. An inscribed section of a bronze tiger tally (Hufu), Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD). Length 2⅝ in., 7 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 50,400 USD. © Sothebys.
the back inscribed with five half characters reading wei hufu disan (for the tiger tally number three).
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. H.2.11.
Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022
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