A SMALL ORDOS BRONZE PLAQUE, 7TH-6TH CENTURY BC China, Inner Mongolia. Of circular form, cast in openwork with a coiled beast, the animal's front and hind quarters with short bent legs tucked underneath the curled body, the head defined by two large eyes, all within a beaded border.

Provenance: Michel Pasiello, Venice, 2001. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (invoice not available). 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.
Condition: Good, original condition, remarkable considering its age. With extensive wear, small nicks and scratches. Areas of malachite and soil encrustations to the reverse.

Weight: 14.8 g
Dimensions: Diameter 3.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related gold plaque at Sotheby´s London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold And Silver; Early Chinese White, Green And Black Wares on 14 May 2008, lot 3, sold for GBP 14,900 (part lot, together with a small Ordos gold fitting).

公元前七至六世紀鄂爾多斯小銅牌
中國，内蒙古。圓牌，鏤空鑄盤繞的野獸，彎曲的短腿藏在捲曲的身體下方，兩隻大眼睛，邊框珠紋。

來源：倫敦Grays Antique Center藝廊，1999年。Dr. Koos de Jong收藏，2004年購於紐約亞洲藝術博覽會（發票已遺失）。Drs. 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。
品相：良好的原始狀態。 有一些磨損、微小的劃痕，背面有輕微的結殼。

重量: 14.8 克
尺寸：直徑3.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的金牌，見倫敦蘇富比Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold And Silver; Early Chinese White, Green And Black Wares 2008年5月14日 lot 3, 售價GBP 14,900 (2件鄂爾多斯拍品中的一件)。