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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF TERRI AND TIMOTHY CHILDS
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND A COVER, YOU
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
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A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND A COVER, YOU
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The pear-shaped body, of oval section, is raised on a spreading pedestal foot. The arched handle terminates at either end with tapir heads attached by loops to lugs projecting from the body. The interior is cast with the inscription, You zuo lü ('You made [this you] for expedition purposes'). The cover is of later date.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The pear-shaped body, of oval section, is raised on a spreading pedestal foot. The arched handle terminates at either end with tapir heads attached by loops to lugs projecting from the body. The interior is cast with the inscription, You zuo lü ('You made [this you] for expedition purposes'). The cover is of later date.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Myth and Reality: Animals in Chinese Art; Christie's Los Angeles, 7 May 1999, lot 1.
Literature
Liu Tizhi, Xiaoxiao jingge jinshi wenzi, 1935.
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