12 - 12. PETITE STATUETTE DE PHOENIX EN BRONZE DORÉ Dynastie Han …

Estimation 2 000 € - 3 000 €

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12. PETITE STATUETTE DE PHOENIX EN BRONZE DORÉ Dynastie Han (206 av. J.-C. - 220 ap. J.-C.) A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A PHOENIX Han Dynasty Standing with wings folded back against the body and its tail fanning out behind it in broad plumes, the head turned backwards, with crested crown, the sturdy legs terminating in talons, resting on a square base. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.) high (2). Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Louis Lemcovici (1910-2010), thence by descent in the family. 漢鎏金銅鳳凰擺件來源 Louis Lemcovici（1910-2010）舊藏，此後家族傳承 Similarly shaped small bronze figures of phoenix or cockerels were used as finials or handles on vessel covers during the Han dynasty, suggesting that this small gilt-bronze figure of a phoenix originally served the same purpose. A related small gilt-bronze figure of a phoenix that was on the cover of a bronze lian, is illustrated in Seiichi Mizuno, Tenri Sankōkan zuroku, Nara, 1967, pl. 74. Another example was discovered in a Han dynasty tomb near Ding county, Hebei, and published in 'Dingxian Beizhuang Hanmu chutu wenwu jianbao', in Wenwu, 1964, no. 12, pl. 1, fig. 3. See also a bronze lian with a cover set with three similarly shaped bird-form handles, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, sold Christie's New York, 18 March 2009, lot 219.

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