AN ORDOS GILT BRONZE 'BEAR' HORSE TACK ORNAMENT

AN ORDOS GILT BRONZE 'CROUCHING BEAR' HORSE TACK ORNAMENT, WARRING STATES TO WESTERN HAN
China, Inner Mongolia, Ordos, 3rd-2nd century BC. Of circular form, cast in the form of a crouching bear with distinct circular ears.

Provenance: Grays Antique Center, London, 18 June 2001. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice accompanies this lot. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.
Published: Dr. Koos de Jong, Dragon & Horse. Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond, Amsterdam - Hong Kong 2013, ill. 1.10 (right), p. 23.
Condition: Extensive wear, minor dents. Fine dark patina with small areas of malachite green as well as encrustations on the interior.

Weight: 27.1 g
Dimensions: Diameter 3.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related scroll weight sold by Christie's Los Angeles in Myth and Reality: Animals in Chinese Art on 7 May 1999, lot 31, for USD 23,000 incl. buyer's premium.

戰國至西漢鄂爾多斯鎏金熊馬具飾品
中國，内蒙古鄂爾多斯，公元前三至二世紀。圓形，鑄成具有獨特圓形耳朵的蹲伏熊的形式。

來源：Grays Antique Center, London, 18 June 2001. Dr. Koos de Jong收藏，購於上述收藏（隨附發票副本）。Dr. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家， 幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。 2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。
圖片: Dr. Koos de Jong 與Ingeborg de Roode (照片來自於Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam)
出版：Dr. Koos de Jong之《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》，阿姆斯特丹-香港，2013年，圖1.10(右側)，頁23。
品相：大量磨損，輕微凹痕。小面積孔雀石綠結殼，內部結殼。

重量：27.1 克
尺寸：直徑3.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近銅飾見洛杉磯佳士得Myth and Reality: Animals in Chinese Art 拍場，1999年5月7日 lot 31, 售價 USD 23,000 含買家佣金。