282 - A Bronze Rhinoceros Covered Box, probably Tang dynastythe box of begonia lobed form, with the fitted cover and base joined by a fitted mortise joint, and the base flat, the cover finely cast in high relief with a recumbent rhinoceros resting upon a lotus leaf, with meticulously rendered scales and horns, and the sides of the box and cover decorated with scrolling vine motifs on fish-roe ground. A comparable published example preserved at Wangye Museum China. L:7cm, H:4.4cm [Generally good condition.] Property from a Japanese Private Collection Link of detail photos:

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