Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A parcel-gilt bronze figure of a pixiu crouching with head turned and mouth gaping; the body covered with gilt feather-pattern detailing; hollow to the underside. See Song, L. Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011 for discussion. 775 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Fine condition.