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QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The tri-lobed body is raised on three columnar supports and crisply cast on each lobe in relief with a taotie mask reserved on a fine leiwen ground, below a pair of bail handles that rises from the slightly inward-canted rim, and the interior wall is cast with a nine-character inscription reading ya ji hou zuo fu xin zun yi yi ('Marquis Yajiyi made this ritual vessel for Father Xin'). The smooth patina is of dark, reddish-brown color.
9 in. (23 cm.) high, hongmu cover with Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644) jade finial, hongmu stand
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The tri-lobed body is raised on three columnar supports and crisply cast on each lobe in relief with a taotie mask reserved on a fine leiwen ground, below a pair of bail handles that rises from the slightly inward-canted rim, and the interior wall is cast with a nine-character inscription reading ya ji hou zuo fu xin zun yi yi ('Marquis Yajiyi made this ritual vessel for Father Xin'). The smooth patina is of dark, reddish-brown color.
9 in. (23 cm.) high, hongmu cover with Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644) jade finial, hongmu stand
Provenance
George Pantages Page (1917-1988) Collection, Hayward, California, acquired in California, 1940s.
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