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A rare 'Yingqing' Wine warmer and Ewer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279

Lot 36. A rare 'Yingqing' Wine warmer and Ewer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD . Lot sold 60,000 USD . © Sotheby's. delicately potted, the ewer of narrow-waisted double-gourd form with a smaller upper bulb of ovoid form...

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Tags: Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), 'Yingqing' Wine warmer and Ewer

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21 septembre 2017

A bronze 'Mythical Beasts and Grapevine' mirror, Tang dynasty

Lot 853. A bronze 'Mythical Beasts and Grapevine' mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 6 5/8 in., 16.8 cm. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 USD. Lot sold 3,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. cast in high relief with a central knop formed by a crouching beast encircled...

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Tags: bronze, Tang dynasty (618 - 907), 'Mythical Beasts and Grapevine' mirror

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15 septembre 2017

A rare pair of gilt-bronze rectangular belt plaques, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8)

Lot 913. A rare pair of gilt-bronze rectangular belt plaques, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8). Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 9,375 . © Christie’s Images Limited 2017. Each plaque is cast in openwork with two tortoises encircled...

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Tags: Gilt-bronze, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8), rectangular belt plaque

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1 septembre 2017

A malachite-inlaid bronze halbert blade, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC

Lot 902. A malachite-inlaid bronze halbert blade, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC, 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) long. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The blade is cast with a median ridge and with a hafting hole,...

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Tags: Late Shang Dynasty, 13th-11th Century BC, halbert blade, malachite-inlaid bronze

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1 septembre 2017

A bronze ritual wine vessel, gui, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC

Lot 901. A bronze ritual wine vessel, gui, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC, 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The trumpet-shaped neck is flat-cast with four upright...

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Tags: bronze, ritual wine vessel, gui, Late Shang Dynasty, 13th-11th Century BC

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27 août 2017

Bronze Buckle Ornament Inlaid with Malachite, Dian Kingdom, South West China, 2nd-1st century B.C.E.

Bronze Buckle Ornament Inlaid with Malachite, Dian Kingdom, South West China, 2nd-1st century B.C.E. Bronze and malachite, D. 16.2 cm. © Miho Museum. These two circular ornaments have excavated counterparts among the burial goods belonging to the local...

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Tags: bronze, Malachite, Dian Kingdom, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., Buckle Ornament, South West China

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27 août 2017

Chinese Bronze Round Lid with Inlay, Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E.

Chinese Bronze Round Lid with Inlay, Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Bronze with silver and gold foil inlay, D. 13 cm. © Miho Museum. The size of this roundel, the height of its sides, and the trench around the edge on the underside...

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Tags: late Eastern Zhou dynasty, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E., Bronze with silver and gold foil inlay, Round Lid with Inlay

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27 août 2017

Northern Chinese Bronze Belt Buckle with Gold and Silver Inlay, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E.

Northern Chinese Bronze Belt Buckle with Gold and Silver Inlay, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E. Bronze, gold, and silver, L. 14.5 cm. © Miho Museum. The major northern pastoral peoples contemporary with the Han empire were the Xiongnu, who by the end of the third...

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Tags: bronze, belt buckle, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E., Gold and Silver Inlay, Northern Chinese

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27 août 2017

Chinese Recumbent Ox with Inlay, Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th-3rd century B.C.E.

Chinese Recumbent Ox with Inlay, Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Bronze with silver inlay, L. 15 cm. © Miho Museum. (One of a pair pictured) These two recumbent oxen, with all four legs folded, show mirror-image symmetry both in their...

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Tags: late Eastern Zhou dynasty, recumbent ox, 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Bronze, silver inlay

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27 août 2017

Chinese Incense Burner in the Form of a Tortoise with Gold and Silver Inlay, Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220)

Chinese Incense Burner in the Form of a Tortoise with Gold and Silver Inlay, Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). Bronze, gold, and silver, L. 11 cm. © Miho Museum. This bronze tortoise appears to stop for a moment, taking a break from a slow walk, with the...

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Tags: silver, gold, Incense Burner in the Form of a Tortoise, Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) C.E. Bronze

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