A gilt bronze harness trapping, probably Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century

Lot 384. A gilt bronze harness trapping, probably Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century. H. 8,3 cm. Estimate 1.000/1.500 €. Lot sold 1.100 €. Courtesy Nagel

Serrated leaf form. Decorated in relief with a hunting scene, with a small loop on top for suspension, the reverse side plain, the front gilded. 

Provenance: Bought in 2000 from J.H.W. Investment & Trading Limited, Hong Kong.

Described and illustrated in: Regina Krahl: Collection Julius Eberhardt. Early Chinese Art, vol. 2, Hong Kong 2004, p. 80f.