Chinese Works of Art
Bronze Lamp in the Form of a Rhinoceros
犀形銅燈
Length: 16.4 cm. (6 1/2 in.)
Western Han dynasty
2nd century B.C.
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Bronze Animal Belt Hook
牛虎格問文銅帶鈎
Length: 12 cm. (4 3/4 in.)
Width: 6.7 cm. (2 5/8 in.)
Western Han dynasty
2nd-1st century B.C.
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Pair of Dated Circular Lacquer Trays
漆記銘一對盆
with painted & incised designs &
dated inscriptions
Diameters: 25.4 cm. (10 in.)
Heights: 2.5 cm. (1 in.)
Xin dynasty
A.D. 8 and A.D. 11
Inscriptions
1. “During the third year of the Zhushe reign era (A.D. 8)…had made on imperial pattern a lacquered, painted, …and incised (tray) 9 inches in diameter. The (underlayers) were lacquered by Chung, the surface layer (of lacquer) was by Chung, the bronze work, incising, and gilding, was by Wang, the painting was by Dong, the…was by Tian…the foreman was Jian, the head supervisor was Chief Clerk Yan, the assistant supervisor was Qin…the clerk was Cheng…”
2. “During the third year of the Shijianguo reign-era (A.D. 11), an official on the Board of Works from the same commandery had made on imperial pattern a lacquered, painted, …and incised (tray) 9 inches in diameter. The (underlayers) were lacquered by Yang, the surface layer (of lacquer) was by Jie, the bronze work, incising, and gilding was by Zhang, the painting was by Yi, the…was by Xian, the polishing was by Chang, the foreman was Ren, head supervisor was Assistant Chung…the assistant supervisor was Sui…”
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A Silver Ewer with Lid
銀蓋執壺
Height: 27.9 cm. (11 in.)
Late Tang dynasty
9th-10th century
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An Unusual Bronze Mirror with Hinged Leg
字紋樞合頁銅鏡
Diameter: 14.3 cm. (5 5/8 in.)
Song dynasty
12th century
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Set of Jade Belt Plaques
鏤雕 玉人獅子紋带牌匾
Dimensions ranging from
3.6 to 9.0 cm. (1 3/8 to 3 1/2 in.) [length]
1.3 to 3.6 cm. (1/2 to 3 1/2 in.) [width]
Yuan dynasty
14th century
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Octagonal Black-Lacquer Tray
編竹漆繪紋八角黑漆盤
with painted scene of gentlemen
in a landscape; basketry panels
on the exterior
Diameter: 35.3 cm. (13 7/8 in.)
Height: 8.0 cm. (3 1/8 in.)
Qing dynasty
17th-18th century
Formerly in a Japanese collection
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Silk Brocade Monster Mask Panel
怪面錦
75.5 x 24.8 cm. (29 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Ming dynasty
17th century
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