A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' WEIGHT HAN DYNASTY
finely cast in the form of a coiled feline creature grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, its head detailed with a pointed beard, a broad snout, almond-shaped eyes and bushy brows below long finely incised mane swept against its back
Diameter 2 1/4 in., 5.8 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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finely cast in the form of a coiled feline creature grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, its head detailed with a pointed beard, a broad snout, almond-shaped eyes and bushy brows below long finely incised mane swept against its back
Diameter 2 1/4 in., 5.8 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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Time, Location
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