AN ENGRAVED GILT-BRONZE STEM CUP TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
AN ENGRAVED GILT-BRONZE STEM CUP
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The exterior of the cup is engraved with a continuous scene of two hunters on horseback, one with a club extended and ready to strike, the other with bow drawn and followed by two hounds, all reserved on a ring-punched ground below a foliate scroll band. The gilded surface has areas of green patination.
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1999.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3098.
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AN ENGRAVED GILT-BRONZE STEM CUP
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The exterior of the cup is engraved with a continuous scene of two hunters on horseback, one with a club extended and ready to strike, the other with bow drawn and followed by two hounds, all reserved on a ring-punched ground below a foliate scroll band. The gilded surface has areas of green patination.
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1999.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3098.
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Time, Location
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