Lot 860. A small gilt-bronze tiger mask-form fitting, Western Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 8); 2¾ in. (7 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 2,500 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010.

Cast in high relief with ridged cheeks below prominent eyes and furrowed brows, with vertical stripes between the ears, the reverse hollow, box.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1991.

Exhibited: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006. 

Christie's. The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection, New York, 16 September 2010