A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE 'LOTUS' FITTING HAN - TANG DYNASTY
cast in the form of a large double-lotus head with furled petals against a large lotus leaf accompanied by attendant buds and foliage, the underside with a rectangular socket set with a small aperture pierced on either side
Height 5 1/4 in., 13.3 cm
Provenance:
Nagatani Inc., Chicago, 1st December 1958.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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cast in the form of a large double-lotus head with furled petals against a large lotus leaf accompanied by attendant buds and foliage, the underside with a rectangular socket set with a small aperture pierced on either side
Height 5 1/4 in., 13.3 cm
Provenance:
Nagatani Inc., Chicago, 1st December 1958.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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