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Lot 48

A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??

Lot 48

A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??

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Closed

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Estimate$1,500 – $2,000

Status

Closed

A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??

Each of the matching halves cast in the form of a crouching tiger, the face detailed with slender eyes and curling ears, the spine with an inscription: "yu Luoyang Taishou wei hufu" ('tiger tally of Luoyang governor'), the left side inscribed with "Luoyang zuo yi" ('Luoyang, left, number one'), the boxwood stand inscribed with two characters reading "chen li".

L: 2 7/8 in.

Property from an old Hong Kong family collection

Sotheby's Hong Kong, Chinese Art, November 30, 2018, Lot 569

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Lot 48

A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Estimate$1,500 – $2,000

Status

Closed

A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??

L: 2 7/8 in.

Property from an old Hong Kong family collection

Sotheby's Hong Kong, Chinese Art, November 30, 2018, Lot 569

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A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??

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A Chinese inscribed archaistic bronze "Tiger" tally 嵌金铜虎符 Possibly Ming Dynasty ??