A BRONZE OPENWORK BRAZIER HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) The upper, oval section has openwork sides cast with the animals of the Four Directions, and has four tab supports that rise from the rim. The lower section, which is of tapering rectangular shape, is raised on four crouching human supports, and has an openwork grate to the base. A flattened handle at one end curves up to a leaf-shaped terminal. 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) long
A BRONZE OPENWORK BRAZIER HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) The upper, oval section has openwork sides cast with the animals of the Four Directions, and has four tab supports that rise from the rim. The lower section, which is of tapering rectangular shape, is raised on four crouching human supports, and has an openwork grate to the base. A flattened handle at one end curves up to a leaf-shaped terminal. 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) long
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