Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
Property from a Distinguished American Private Collection
Auction Closed
March 17, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A rare bronze figure of a crouching dragon
Jin dynasty
金 銅坐龍
cast seated on three powerful legs, its left forepaw raised above cloud vapor, the ferocious head detailed with a long curled horn above large protruding eyes and a long upturned snout exposing sharp fangs and a curled tongue, the sinewy body with long flowing flames issuing from its shoulders, its spine trailing to a upturned curving tail
Height 7 ½ in., 19.2 cm
Alvin Lo & Co., Hong Kong, 28th September 1992.
來源
春源齋,香港,1992年9月28日