HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1 | Day
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1 | Day
Auction Closed
October 9, 07:30 AM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
An archaic bronze ritual pouring vessel, he,
Eastern Zhou dynasty
東周 青銅鳥首盉
the globular body supported on three cabriole feet, the body cast with four registers divided by raised bands, the shoulder set with a bird-form spout with a hinged upper beak to facilitate pouring, all surmounted by an arched handle modelled as a double-headed serpent, attached to a loop behind the bird spout and another above a zoomorphic mask on the opposite side, connected to a stepped circular cover by an integral chain
l. 24.5 cm, overall h. 23.3 cm
Wui Po Kok, Hong Kong, 10th June 1991.
匯寶閣古美術,香港,1991年6月10日