LOT 5 Eastern Zhou Dynasty A rare pair of gilt-bronze inlaid 'taotie mask' ring handles
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Eastern Zhou Dynasty|Each modelled in the form of a taotie mask with bulging eyes, prominent eyebrows and claws, the beak cast as a ring holding a loose ring inlaid with gold and silver scroll patterns, stand. Each 11.5cm (4 1/2in) high (3).|東周 銅鎏金錯金銀銜環鋪首 一對Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong circa 1980s-1990s來源: 思源堂收藏,於約1980至1990年代購自香港For a pair of similar taotie mask ring handles, in the Miho Museum, Kyoto, of similar form but larger, see Ancient Art from The Shumei Family Collection, New York, 1996, p.105, no.44. Another related pair of taotie ring handles in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, is illustrated by H.Brinker, Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Zurich, 1994, p.79, no.21.
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