ID 718728
Lot 723 | A BRONZE ARCHAISTIC OWL-FORM VESSEL AND COVER, ZUN
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
The vessel is cast as an owl resting on its claws and tail, with the cover formed as the head mounted by a chilong. The front of the body is decorated with taotie masks and the wings to the sides are suggested by coiled dragons, all reserved on a leiwen ground. There are cast inscriptions on the interior of the cover and interior of the vessel.
14 1⁄4 in. (36 cm.) high, inscribed softwood stand
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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