Crossbow Trigger (Nugong)

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Crossbow Trigger (Nugong)

China, Western Han dynasty, about 206 B.C.-A.D. 25
Arms and Armor
Cast bronze with gold and silver inlay
9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.49 x 17.78 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow (AC1998.251.26)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kuwayama, George.  The Joy of Collecting:  Far Eastern Art From The Lidow Collection.  Los Angeles, CA:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.