ID 1007321
Lot 854 | A SMALL RITUAL BRONZE WINE VESSEL, ZHI
Estimate value
$ 18 000 – 25 000
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The pear-shaped vessel is cast with a narrow band of leiwen and a pair of thin bow-string bands on the tall foot. The interior is cast with a six-character inscription, zi zuo fu yi bao yi (son made this precious vessel for Father Yi), and the base is cast with a cicada.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high, hardwood stand, Japanese double wood box
Provenance
In Japan prior to the 1970s.
Mineo Hata Collection, Kobe, Japan.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Shang dynasty |
| 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 |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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