A RARE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FANGYI

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25.09.2020 14:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 1540 | A RARE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FANGYI
A RARE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FANGYI

17TH CENTURY

The vessel is cast with taotie masks on a leiwen background between panels of kui dragons below the mouth and around the foot, with toothed flanges rising from the foot onto the roof-shaped cover surmounted by a block-shaped finial. The bronze has a dark green patina. The inscription cast on the base reads Shaoxing ernian Da'ning chang chen Su Hancheng jian du Jiang Shi zhu Zhide tan yong, which may be translated as: "In the second year of Shaoxing (1132), under the supervision of Officer Su Hancheng at the Da'ning workshop Madame Jiang cast [this item] for the Zhide Altar."

7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high, cloth box

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