ID 1291426
Lot 805 | A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD STEAMER, YAN
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 90 000
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The interior wall is cast with a six-character inscription reading Jue Bai zuo bao zun yi, which may be translated as ‘Jue Bai made this precious ritual vessel.'
16 ¹⁵/₁₆ in. (43 cm.) high, Japanese wood box, hardwood stand
Provenance
Mineo Hata Collection, Kobe, acquired in Japan circa 1995, by repute.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Shang dynasty, Zhou dynasty (1100-256 BC) |
| 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, Zhou dynasty (1100-256 BC) |
| 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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