Lot 152. Property from an important European private collection. A rare parcel-gilt silver 'makara' lobed footed dish, Tang dynasty (618-907). L. 12.5 cm. Price realised EUR 63,000 (Estimate EUR 4,000 – EUR 6,000). © Christie's 2024

Provenance: Collection of Senator H. Scott, U.S.A.
With Oriental Bronzes Ltd. / Christian Deydier, October 1986.

Literature: C. T. Loo & Co., Exhibition of Chinese Arts, William Bradford Press, New York, 1941, cat. no. 183, pp. 35-36 (ill.).
Hugh Scott, The Golden age of Chinese Art, Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 1967, no. 77, p. 165 (ill.).

Exhibited: C. T. Loo & Co., New York, Exhibition of Chinese Arts, 1 November 1941 - 30 April 1942.
Exhibited at the Virginia Museum, Philadelphia, by repute.

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, Paris, 13 june 2024