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A RARE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LI

Lot 2831
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 500 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763469
Lot 2831 | A RARE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LI
Estimate value
HKD 500 000 – 800 000
A RARE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIEASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC) Supported on three conical feet, the vessel is heavily cast with rounded shoulders adorned with a band of stylised dragons. The rim bears an eight-character inscription reading ‘mother of Ni Bo [illegible character] commissioned this sacrificial li’.6 1⁄2 in.(16.5 cm) high, box Provenance Collection of Umberto Draghi, BelgiumPurchased from Gisèle Cröes, 23 April 1985Sold at Christie’s Paris, 13 December 2017, lot 138 Literature Wu Zhenfeng, Shang Zhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng san bian, Shanghai, 2020, vol. 1, pp. 342-342, no. 0307
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Zhou dynasty (1100-256 BC)
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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