Mythical animal. Excavated in Xujialing, Xichuan county, Henan Province, in 1990, Chu State, Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn period, 770 - 476 BCE. Bronze inlaid with malachite, height 48 cm, Institute of Archeology and Cultural Relics, Henan Province....

Bronze ritual pouring vessel, he, in the form of a winged animal, China, Eastern Zhou, Warring States period, 475 - 221 BC. Photo courtesy Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd. Length: 12 inches, 30.5 cm. Height: 11 ½ inches, 29.2 cm This rare and impressive...

Four Archaistic Jade Carvings comprising a brown jade amulet carved and pierced in the form of a coiled dragon, its bi-furcated tail curled round towards it open mouth, based on an Eastern Zhou prototype; a deep green and russet ritual disc, decorated...

A bronze agraphe of a tiger catching a snake. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 4th century BC. Length 5,8 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 200 CHF Vente du Mardi 30 septembre 2008. Art Asiatique. Koller - CH-8031 Zurich. Tel + 41/44/445 63 63