• Dimension: Height: 5 3/4 in (14.5 cm) Length: 13 7/8 in (35.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $8000
• Estimate To: $12000

Warring State period. Cast in the form of bird with head facing forward with its beak open, overall body incised with details to depict the plumage, the cover forming the back of the bird in the form of a smaller back facing bird.

在古代鷹是當時重要的圖騰之一，也象征擁有者的身分地位。先民視鷹為最兇猛的鳥類，猶如獸中之虎，令人震懾畏懼，代表權威。在宗教方面的意義和作用是能幫助先民溝通人神，因為鷹目能看穿黑暗，先民相信它可以穿透生死界限看到祖先神靈。本器青銅制成，雙眼圓凸，直視前方，勾喙，體態健碩，趾爪有力，翎羽雕琢細致入微，背部上方帶有鷹型蓋。整體神韻生動，制作嚴謹，穩重威武，氣勢非凡。來源：紐約重要私人收藏
Provenance: Property from an important private collection, New York