Early Chinese art from private collections
19 October - 19 October, 2016
This exhibition features a range of early jades, bone carvings, archaic bronzes and inlaid metalwork. The objects range in date from the Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) and many have passed through the hands of renowned collectors such as Luo Zhenyu, Pan Zuyin, Alexandre J. Argyropoulos, Edward T. Chow and Adolphe Stoclet
Gilt-bronze, Agate and Turquoise Bear
Han period, 206 BC - 220 AD
Bears were revered in China for their strength and protective powers, and as such, were the natural choice as supports, for instance as the feet of vessels, trays and even at the bases of pillars.
Height: 10.6cm