CHINESE TANG LIDDED COSMETIC BOX Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD A bronze domed box with four petalled rim, edges decorated with scrolling cloud motif, both halves decorated on the top with a standing winged deer, right leg bent and with flower to the mouth with two long ribbons falling to the ground; bird to the back of the deer, and scrolling cloud motifs; to the edge further cloud motifs. 61 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). [No Reserve] Condition Fine condition. Provenance Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. Footnotes In Chinese mythology Wang Shu was the female driver of the moon and she is commonly depicted as a winged deer. The aerial journey, which was made like a royal procession with gods and spirits in attendance, seems to have been a regular feature of Chinese Shamanism.
CHINESE TANG LIDDED COSMETIC BOX Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD A bronze domed box with four petalled rim, edges decorated with scrolling cloud motif, both halves decorated on the top with a standing winged deer, right leg bent and with flower to the mouth with two long ribbons falling to the ground; bird to the back of the deer, and scrolling cloud motifs; to the edge further cloud motifs. 61 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). [No Reserve] Condition Fine condition. Provenance Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. Footnotes In Chinese mythology Wang Shu was the female driver of the moon and she is commonly depicted as a winged deer. The aerial journey, which was made like a royal procession with gods and spirits in attendance, seems to have been a regular feature of Chinese Shamanism.
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