Three archaic silver-inlaid bronze chariot fittings


Eastern Zhou Dynasty to Han DynastyThe three archaic bronze fittings finely inlaid in silver with geometric or stylised bird motifs, fitted boxes. The largest 11cm (4 3/8in) long; together with a harness frontal, Western Zhou dynasty, cast as an animal mask with geometric patterns and an elongated column issuing from the mouth, fitted box. 29cm (11 3/8in) long.
|東周至漢 青銅錯銀馬飾 一組三件Provenance: The Mengdiexuan CollectionExhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong & Urban Council of Hong Kong, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October - 2 December 1990Published and Illustrated: J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 1990, p.166, p.188 and p.190, nos.67, 96, 97 and 99.來源： 香港夢蝶軒收藏展覽：1990年10月12日至12月2日於香港市政局暨香港東方陶瓷學會「青銅聚英：中國古代與鄂爾多斯青銅器展覽」展出出版： J.Rawson及E.Bunker著，《青銅聚英：中國古代與鄂爾多斯青銅器》，1990年，頁166，編號67；頁188，編號96及97；及頁190，編號99