• Dimension: Height: 8 1/4 in (21.0 cm) Width: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm)
• Estimate From: $12000
• Estimate To: $25000

Modelled in the form of an ox standing foursquare with head finely detailed with protruding eyes, eyebrows, and open mouth, the rim set with three chains hanging from a circular cover on top. Han Dynasty period.

Provenance: Private collection, San Diego, California. Acquired between 1970s -1980s in Japan.
此燈青銅鑄造，體扁如缽，仿牛外形，前端有圓雕牛首，底部承四蹄足，後端有翹尾，腹部開大圓口，內可盛油置芯。兩牛角依口沿而施，末端有環，與尾環共連接三條索鏈，直繫蓋部。蓋隆平頂，上設掛鉤，使用時可勾繩懸掛。停用收陳時，可收鏈入腹，蓋扣口沿。牛大張的口目、螺旋肌理的雙角、厚實飽滿的蹄足，無不栩栩如生。漢代銅燈依功用可分行燭燈、座燈和藝術型燈，藝術型燈多擬動物、人物。來源：南加州聖地亞哥家族收藏，上世紀70-80 年代購於日本