ID 718685
Lot 714 | A RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD POURING VESSEL AND COVER, HE
Valeur estimée
$ 100 000 – 150 000
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The pear-shaped body is subtly lobed and cast with a double-line border above the three legs. The neck is cast with taotie masks between the top of the handle and the diagonally upright spout. The domed cover is cast below the finial with further taotie masks, and has a single link that attaches the cover to the shoulder of the vessel. The interior of the cover and vessel are both cast with an inscription. The bronze has an olive-green patina with areas of malachite encrustation.
12 1⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) high
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 16 September 2002.
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Bronce |
| Style artistique: | Art ancien |
| Époque historique: | Dynastie Shang, Dynastie Zhou (1100-256 av. J.-C.) |
| Lieu d'origine: | Chine, Asie de l'Est, Asie |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Bronce |
| Style artistique: | Art ancien |
| Époque historique: | Dynastie Shang, Dynastie Zhou (1100-256 av. J.-C.) |
| Lieu d'origine: | Chine, Asie de l'Est, Asie |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Commission | see on Website | |
| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |



