ID 807456
Lot 829 | A BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The sides are cast with vertical ribbing between an upper band of taotie on leiwen ground, centered on each side by an animal mask, and a band of taotie dragons above the foot. The C-shape handles emerge from horned animal masks and terminate in pendent rectangular tabs cast with stylized scrolls. The patina is greyish-green with areas of malachite encrustation to the surface.
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) across handles
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 18 December 1967, lot 103.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 176.
| 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 |
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