A RARE GILT-BRONZE FITTING IN THE FORM OF A RECUMBENT STAG Han dynastyPROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERSA RARE GILT-BRONZE FITTING IN THE FORM OF A RECUMBENT STAGHan dynastyElegantly cast of oval section with a flat base and low sides taking the shape of the resting animal with the stag's legs tucked against the body and the tail gently upswept, trefoil extensions rising from the shoulders, hips, and tail, the naturalistically rendered head with a pair of three-point antlers rising between the alert ears, the exterior parcel-gilt all over. 3 3/8in (8.6cm) longProvenance: Collection of Carl Kempe (1884-1967), by 1954Dimitri Levit, New York, circa 2011Exhibited: Mostra d'Arte Cinese: Settimo Centenario di Marco PoloExhibition of Chinese Art: The Seventh Centenary of Marco Polo, Venice, 1954, cat. no. 157. -