CHIMÈRE EN BRONZE PARTIELLEMENT DORÉÉpoque des Royaumesbattants/Dynastie des Han occidentaux (475 avant J.-C– 220 ap. J.-C) A RARE PARCEL GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF A CHIMERA Warring States Period/Eastern Han Dynasty (475 BC-220 AD) Well cast in a striding posture defined by an arched body trailed by a long curling tail and flanked by cast and incised wings, the head detailed with two horns above protruding eyes and a long, upturned snout exposing its sharp fangs, stand. 8.5cm (3 2/8in) long. (2). Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) pare with a related bronze model of a tiger, Warring States, illustrated by Wen Fong, The Great Bronze Age of China , London, 1980, p.3010, fig.101. See also a related bronze figure of a mythical winged beast inlaid with silver, Eastern Zhou dynasty, from the Royal tombs of the Zhongshan state, Pingshan county, Hebei Province, illustrated by J.Rawson, Mysteries of Ancient China: New Discoveries from the Early Dynasties , London, 1996, p.156. 戰國/西漢 局部鎏金銅走龍 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏