Bronze ornament in the form of a bear standing on two parallel supports

Maker

China, Han Dynasty (sculptor)
202 BC – 220 AD (Life dates)

Title

Bronze ornament in the form of a bear standing on two parallel supports

Date of Production

206 BC – 220 AD

Medium

medium : material : bronze

Dimensions

Height: 4.2 cm
Width: 1.7 cm

Accession Number

O.1935.RF.116

Mode of Acquisition

Roger Fry Trustees, gift, 1935

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords


Provenance

Gift of the Roger Fry Trustees, 1935

Exhibition History

Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000

Literature

Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 173 (not exhibited)

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