6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
 
Lot 165
 
Lot 165 - A CHINESE AGATE CARVING OF A BEAR
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A CHINESE AGATE CARVING OF A BEAR
漢 瑪瑙雕熊

A CHINESE AGATE CARVING OF A BEAR

Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E – 220 C.E)

漢 瑪瑙雕熊

The stone finely carved to depict a bear sat on its hind quarters, with a tapering snout leading from two bead-like eyes down to pursed lips, the creature's head leaning against the right paw and surmounted by a pair of rounded ears, the reverse with two small apertures to form a toggle, the torso formed with a protuberant belly and a pair of sagging pectorals, all carved from a stone of a milky-lavender hue with russet and snowflake inclusions,

5cm high, weight approx. 107g

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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。

Sold for £1,250

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