Lot 1023. A Private Asian Collection. A pair of silvery bronze chariot fittings, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)​​​​​​​; h. 7.8 cm. Lot Sold 6,985 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1025. A Private Asian Collection. A set of silver-inlaid bronze chariot canopy shaft fittings, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD)​​​​​​​; overall l. 44.3 cm; each l. 23 and 21.8 cm. Lot Sold 254,000  HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1028. A Private Asian Collection. A large gold and silver-inlaid bronze 'dragon' belthook, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)​​​​​​​; l. 17.5 cm. Lot Sold 13,970 HKD (Estimate 50,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1041. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. Two gilt-bronze spear guards, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)​​​​​​​; l. 18.6 and 20 cm. Lot Sold 8,255 HKD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1047. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. A bronze 'bear and dragon' fitting, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)​​​​​​​; l. 10.5 cm, wood stand. Lot Sold 82,550 HKD (Estimate 50,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1048. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. A bronze 'kneeling figure' fitting, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)​​​​​​​; h. 16.7 cm, wood stand. Lot Sold 107,950 HKD (Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: A private Brusselian collection, acquired between 1995 and 2000.
Collection of Fabrizio Savi.

Note: Compare with a closely related example, Eastern Han, which is in the Henan Provincial Museum and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Bronzes Unearthed in China, Beijing, 2018, vol. 10, pl. 532.

Lot 1049. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze 'warrior' lamp, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-9 AD)​​​​​​​; h. 10.3 cm. Lot Sold 35,560 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1050. The MQ Collection. A bronze kneeling warrior, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-9 AD)​​​​​​​; h. 12.2 cm. Lot Sold 12,065 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1051. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze 'birdman' lamp, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)​​​​​​​; h. 18 cm. Lot Sold 20,320 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1053. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. A set of bronze sauce ear cup and openwork 'mythical beasts' brazier, ranlu, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-9 AD)​​​​​​​; l. 25.5 cm. Lot Sold 82,550 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1055. A Private Asian Collection. A painted gilt-bronze tripod 'dragon' ritual food vessel and cover, zun, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-9 AD)​​​​​​​; h. 20 cm. Lot Sold 254,000 HKD (Estimate 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 3 X-rays

Sotheby's. Ritual and Reality, Hong Kong, 17 April 2024