Lot 888. A gilt-bronze circular mat weight, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220); 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Heavily cast as a coiled feline resting its head on its paws, softwood stand.

Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1970.

Literature: The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. B26.

Exhibited: Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13 November 1970.

Note: A similar pair of gilt-bronze mat weights cast as coiled felines, dated to the Han dynasty, but smaller in size (6 cm. diam.), was sold at Christie's New York, 23 March 2018, lot 914.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020