ID 718626
Lot 711 | A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The trumpet-shaped upper section is undecorated, the rounded middle section is cast with two taotie masks, above the spreading foot which is cast with a band of dragons above further taotie masks. The patina is of olive-green color with areas of malachite encrustation.
9 7⁄8 in. (24.8 cm.) high, Japanese double wood box inscribed by Hata Zoroku II (1861-1936) dated to the fifth year of Taisho, corresponding to 1916.
Provenance
In Japan prior to 1916.
Private collection, Japan.
Special notice
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| 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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