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A SMALL ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, ZHI

Lot 2833
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 302 400
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763434
Lot 2833 | A SMALL ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, ZHI
Estimate value
HKD 400 000 – 600 000
A SMALL ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, ZHILATE SHANG DYNASTY,12TH-11TH CENTURY BCThe vessel is raised on a pedestal foot encircled by a band of leiwen scolls and is similarly decorated around the waisted neck, interrupted on each side with a flange. The cover is decorated with a similar band surmounted with a finial. It is covered overall in dark grey and olive patina with traces of malachite and earth encrustation.6 1⁄4 in. (16 cm.) high Provenance Badalich Collection, MilanBarling, London, prior to 1982Eskenazi Ltd., London, April 1972Private collection, Paris, July 1972Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1973J. Dawson, Hong Kong, November 1973 Literature M. Bussagli, Chinese Bronzes, London, 1969, pl. 6Eskenazi Ltd., Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels and Early Ceramics, London, 1973, no.5Jijing Cuiyin ( Jiashi zhencang qingtong qilao zhaopian), p. 285, 420-421
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