ID 905640
Lot 802 | A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 150 000
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 11TH CENTURY BC
The pear-shaped body is cast on the shoulder with a band of diamond-shaped leiwen centered on an animal mask in relief between borders of circles, and the rope-twist handle is attached to the narrow sides by loops. The domed cover is similarly decorated beneath a segmented finial cast with cicadas. The interior of the cover and the vessel is cast with an inscription probably reading wen fu mu and wen fu mu fu yi, respectively, and the base of the vessel is cast with a turtle design.
9 in. (23 cm.) high
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
Dr. John T. Biggs (1942-1998) Collection, St. Louis.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4641.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Shang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Shang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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