Lot Essay
The shape, decoration and construction of this jue are similar to another of Erligang date illustrated in Shang Ritual Bronzes in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taiwan, 1998, pp. 116-7, no. 1.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN EARLY BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
EARLY SHANG, ERLIGANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1600-1500 BC
Details
AN EARLY BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
EARLY SHANG, ERLIGANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1600-1500 BC
Of lenticular section, the lower body has a rounded profile and a flat bottom raised on three slender blade-shape supports that have a median ridge and curve outwards at the ends. The mid-section is cast with three bow-string bands. There is a strap handle on one side, and a pair of tiny posts rising from the rim at the back of the long, narrow spout. There is mottled milky green patina.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, 6¼ in. (16 cm.) long
EARLY SHANG, ERLIGANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1600-1500 BC
Of lenticular section, the lower body has a rounded profile and a flat bottom raised on three slender blade-shape supports that have a median ridge and curve outwards at the ends. The mid-section is cast with three bow-string bands. There is a strap handle on one side, and a pair of tiny posts rising from the rim at the back of the long, narrow spout. There is mottled milky green patina.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, 6¼ in. (16 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong in 1991.
Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong.
Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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