Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Orvar Karlbeck on behalf of the 1931-1932 Karlbeck Syndicate in 1932. Louis Clarke was an investor in the Syndicate and donated his allocation to the museum in 1931. See archive for reports (BR2/1/1 and BR2/1/2).
Event Date 1932
Author: Emily Shorter

Description (Physical description)
Orvar Karlbeck (1932): 'Cheek piece. In the shape of a conventionalized bird with spiral-shaped body. The bill is long and curving. At the back of the head there is a spiral-shaped crest. In the centre there is a hole for the bit, and on the rim a loop for the rein. At the back are three loops. Black patina with green incrustations.'
Event Date 1932
Author: Emily Shorter

Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card: 'Professor Cheng says Han'
Event Date 1932
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Round cheek-piece for horse's bridle with design of bird's head, bronze. Central perforation; three loops on the back for attachment. Rectangular loop projecting from top.'
Event Date 1932
Author: maa

Context (References)
Jurgens, Valerie. (2010). The Karlbeck Syndicate 1930-1934: Collecting and Scholarship on Chinese Art in Sweden and Britain. Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Event Date 2010
Author: Emily Shorter

Description (Physical description)
A disc shaped copper alloy cheek-piece with a rectangular loop on the rim and a central hole for the bit. The front is in the shape of a conventionalised bird with a crested head and spiral-shaped body; the a beak at the centre of the cheek-piece. There are three loops on the reverse; there is some mineralised material around the loops.
Event Date 26/10/2023
Author: Emily Shorter