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A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GILT-BRONZE 'BEAR' SUPPORT FITTING, HAN DYNASTY
奥地利
2025年10月16日 开拍
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China, 206 BC-220 AD. The heavy support is hollow cast in the shape of a seated bear with right forepaw raised, the left resting on its thigh, and the mouth open. There is a D-shaped opening on the back of the head and a circular opening to the base. The fur is suggested by small linear markings and the eyes and navel are finely inlaid with turquoises.Provenance: Ngai Tile Wave, Hong Kong, 2006. A private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. A copy of the invoice from Ngai Tile Wave, dated 19 March 2006, accompanies the lot. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, rubbing and minor losses to gilding, light surface scratches, the inlays possibly renewed, the bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation.Weight: 76.5 g Dimensions: Height 3.7 cmThe present fitting exemplifies the centrality of naturalistic animal forms in Han visual culture, where depictions of bears, as symbols of strength, enjoyed popularity in this period such that it was never equaled in subsequent ages. These types of fittings served as feet for the legs of small furniture and vessels usually made of bronze, lacquer, and ceramic. Beyond gilt bronze fittings, bears were also cast as bronze sculptural mat-weights, molded as ceramic tiles, in textiles, and as carved jade and hardstone figures. For an example of a Han vessel with crouching bear feet, see the lian vessel in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.341a-b.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 22 September 2021, lot 43Price: USD 13,860 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A turquoise-inlaid gilt-bronze 'bear' fitting, Han dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, decoration, and subject. Note the size (4.8 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams New York, 16 March 2015, lot 2004 Price: USD 52,500 or approx. EUR 62,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A gilt bronze support fitting, Han dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, and subject. Note the size (6.6 cm) and missing inlays.

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