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A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU

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$ 100 800
Auction dateClassic
23.03.2023 08:30UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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ID 905640
Lot 802 | A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU

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
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Shang dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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