LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC

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A SMALL RITUAL BRONZE WINE VESSEL, ZHI
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.

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Lot Essay

The inscription cast on the interior of the current zhi can be found on a bronze gui illustrated by Yan Yiping, Jinwen zongji, Taipei, 1983, p. 1130, no. 2157. Also illustrated, p. 3564, no. 6559, is a zhi of similar size to the present vessel cast with a similar band of leiwen and thin bow-string bands on the tall foot.

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