6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
 
Lot 137
 
Lot 137 - A CHINESE BRASS 'HORSE' FIGURE
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A CHINESE BRASS 'HORSE' FIGURE
漢 銅馬擺件

A CHINESE BRASS 'HORSE' FIGURE

Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E – 220 C.E)

漢 銅馬擺件

Modelled as a recumbent horse with a long curved neck and head resting against its torso, the beast with large bulging eyes and a protruding forehead, the exterior cast with recessed geometric decorations throughout,

8cm long, weight approx. 199g

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
洛文森舊藏，於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成；
此後家族傳承，敘於一1975年信件中；
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。

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Sold for £1,875

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