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 | 
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