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Property of a Gentleman 士紳珍藏

A rare imperial gilt-bronze lion mask-and-ring handle, Yuan – Early Ming dynasty | 元至明初 鎏金銅獅面門環

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October 13, 04:27 AM GMT

Estimate

200,000 - 300,000 HKD

Lot Details

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Property of a Gentleman

A rare imperial gilt-bronze lion mask-and-ring handle

Yuan – Early Ming dynasty

士紳珍藏

元至明初 鎏金銅獅面門環


heavily cast with a ferocious lion head with bulging eyes, bushy brows, large snout, small ears and horns, the wide grinning mouth clutching a loose ring handle, framed by a full set of curly mane, all on an octagonal base with four holes and a loop on the back for securing to a door, bronze stand

30.7 cm

An old Japanese private collection, acquired prior to WWII.

Sotheby's New York, 20th March 2007, lot 543


日本私人舊藏,第二次世界大戰前購藏

紐約蘇富比2007年3月20日,編號543