151 - A Chinese bronze axle cap, weiEastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-3rd century BCmoulded with a dense and refined decoration of interlocked miniature dragons9.8cm highThe chariot fitting was used for the end of the axial shaft of the chariot. Compare a similar bronze wei kept in the MAO of Turin, see L'arte per la vita nell'Aldilà. Capolavori di arte antica cinese dalla collezione Meidaozhai (3 voll.). Volume primo. Il Neolitico e l'Età del bronzo, edited by M. Pirazzoli-t 'Serstevens, Turin 2002, p. 184; see also similar items in the British Museum of London (1932,1014.2.a).Provenance:Private collection of a GentlemanOriginally purchased from Seward Kennedy collection東周 青銅蟠螭紋车軎拍品來源：英國私人紳士收藏， 購自蘇瓦德·肯尼迪收藏

A Chinese bronze axle cap, weiEastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-3rd century BCmoulded with a dense and refined decoration of interlocked miniature dragons9.8cm highThe chariot fitting was used for the end of the axial shaft of the chariot. Compare a similar bronze wei kept in the MAO of Turin, see L'arte per la vita nell'Aldilà. Capolavori di arte antica cinese dalla collezione Meidaozhai (3 voll.). Volume primo. Il Neolitico e l'Età del bronzo, edited by M. Pirazzoli-t 'Serstevens, Turin 2002, p. 184; see also similar items in the British Museum of London (1932,1014.2.a).Provenance:Private collection of a GentlemanOriginally purchased from Seward Kennedy collection東周 青銅蟠螭紋车軎拍品來源：英國私人紳士收藏， 購自蘇瓦德·肯尼迪收藏 Condition Report: wear to the surface and Verdigrisone small hole on the top section