ID 1291268
Lot 803 | A RARE BRONZE RECTANGULAR RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, FANGDING
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 250 000
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
One wall of the interior is cast with a four-character inscription reading Bing zuo Fu Yi, which may be translated, 'Bing made this [vessel] for Father Yi'.
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box, zitan stand
Provenance
Mineo Hata Collection, Kobe, acquired in Japan circa 1995, by repute.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | 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 |
| Historical era: | 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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