LOT # 6959
ARCHAIC BRONZE 'TIGER' ORNAMENT
戰國 青銅虎符
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Dimension:
Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Length: 6 3/4 in (17.1 cm)
Estimated Price:
$6000 - $8000
Warring States period.
該器形如猛虎，它前腿撐地，後腿微曲，虎首向前，雙目圓睜，二耳向後。一副蓄勢待發姿態，似欲樸食。通體線刻虎紋，清晰流暢，生動有力。虎為百獸之王，虎的威猛讓古代先民們視為圖騰崇拜物，使其具有食鬼、辟邪、鎮宅、怯病之功效，時常將其視為山神。
The archaic bronze ornament cast in the form of a prowling tiger, with head raised, tail curled, and ready to pounce, the bottom shows hollow interior.
Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Length: 6 3/4 in (17.1 cm)
Estimated Price:
$6000 - $8000
Warring States period.
該器形如猛虎，它前腿撐地，後腿微曲，虎首向前，雙目圓睜，二耳向後。一副蓄勢待發姿態，似欲樸食。通體線刻虎紋，清晰流暢，生動有力。虎為百獸之王，虎的威猛讓古代先民們視為圖騰崇拜物，使其具有食鬼、辟邪、鎮宅、怯病之功效，時常將其視為山神。
The archaic bronze ornament cast in the form of a prowling tiger, with head raised, tail curled, and ready to pounce, the bottom shows hollow interior.
Result: $2,900