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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Chinese, Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
• Sale Date:
  13 May 2018 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  1
• Lot Description:
  A Rare Chinese Green Translucent Glass Bear, Han Dynasty BC206-220AD
  a naturalist sculpture with well delineated features, the head lowered revealing a ruyi shape on the crown, a long muzzle, wide eyes & round ears, in a standing position with two paws resting on his ample tummy, a hole on the reverse of a collar, probably used a a talisman, small lustre patches
  H 5.5 cm
• Provenance:
  An important Sydney private collection
• Notes:
  The Bear has been an important symbol since ancient times & associated with myths. The green is achieved in the same way as the green glaze; different oxides, Cobalt blue copper & light blue chrome green, etc.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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