A SUPERB BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRAGON, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CHINA, 770-256 BCPublished: Friedrich Georg Zeileis, Von Shang bis Qing - Dreieinhalb Jahrtausende Chinesischer Bronze (From Shang to Qing – Three and a Half Millenia of Chinese Bronze), 1999, page 318, no. 118. Finely cast as a dragon standing foursquare with the head turned back. The elegantly curved tail with a curled tip, the body with raised and finely incised S-scroll, clouds, and spiral designs. The bronze with a solid and naturally grown, rich patina with malachite and cuprite encrustation.Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 1995. Friedrich Georg Zeileis, acquired from the above, according to his publication, Von Shang bis Qing - Dreieinhalb Jahrtausende Chinesischer Bronze (From Shang to Qing – Three and a Half Millenia of Chinese Bronze), 1999, page 318, no. 118. Dr. Friedrich Georg Zeileis (b. 1939) is a retired physician who built an important collection of ancient Chinese jades and bronzes. He was also a pianist and composer, and published several books, as well as catalogs of his substantial art collections, including fine Chinese jades and bronzes. Condition: Remarkably well preserved, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, minor losses, some nicks, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, soil encrustations. Fine naturally grown patina overall, with small areas of faint cuprite and various shades of malachite green.Weight: 288.2 g Dimensions: Length 16 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a near identical bronze in the form of a dragon, 16.2 cm long, in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S2012.9.2118.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28 July 2022, lot 3031 Price: HKD 352,800 or approx. EUR 41,500 converted at the time of writing Description: A rare bronze figure of a winged tiger, Eastern Zhou dynastyExpert remark: Note the much smaller size (11 cm)Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christies New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1233 Price: USD 62,500 or approx. EUR 72,500 converted at the time of writing Description: A Very Rare Bronze Tiger-Form Applique, Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th Century BCExpert remark: Note the much smaller size (11.1 cm)西元前770-256年青銅龍鑄造精良，龍頭後轉，龍尾捲曲，造型美觀，龍身飾雲紋和螺旋紋。表面銅鏽堅固且自然，並有綠色紅色結殼。 出版：Friedrich Georg Zeileis，《Von Shang bis Qing - Dreieinhalb Jahrtausende Chinesischer Bronze (From Shang to Qing – Three和a Half Millenia of Chinese Bronze)》，1999年，第318頁，圖118。 來源：倫敦蘇富比，1995年；Friedrich Georg Zeileis，根據他出版的書上記載，購於上述拍賣。Dr. Friedrich Georg Zeileis博士（生於 1939 年）是一位退休醫生，收藏了大量中國古代玉器和青銅器。他還是一位鋼琴家和作曲家，出版了數本書籍與大量藝術收藏品目錄，其中包括精美的中國玉器和青銅器。 品相：保存完好，年代久遠。嚴重磨損、輕微缺損、一些刻痕、劃痕、風化和侵蝕跡象、土壤結殼。整體有自然美麗的銅綠，帶有小面積的微弱紅色和各種深淺不一的綠色結殼。 重量：288.2 克 尺寸：長16 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件幾乎相同的青銅龍，長16.2 厘米，收藏於Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the National Museum of Asian Art，史密森學會，館藏編號S2012.9.2118。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2022年7月28日，lot 3031 價格：HKD 352,800（相當於今日EUR 41,500） 描述：東周銅翼虎 專家評論：請注意尺寸小很多(11 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月22日，lot 1233 價格：USD 62,500（相當於今日EUR 72,500） 描述：公元前五至四世紀東周青銅虎 專家評論：請注意尺寸較小很多(11.1 厘米)。