A FINE GOLD BRACELET TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The C-shaped bracelet is finely engraved with two cartouches, one enclosing a bird and a running mythical beast, the other with a scrolling lotus spray, all against a ring-punched ground. Each tapering end is wrapped with gold wire and ends in a spiraled ring. 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) wide; weight 36.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK44. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 46.
A FINE GOLD BRACELET TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The C-shaped bracelet is finely engraved with two cartouches, one enclosing a bird and a running mythical beast, the other with a scrolling lotus spray, all against a ring-punched ground. Each tapering end is wrapped with gold wire and ends in a spiraled ring. 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) wide; weight 36.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK44. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 46.
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