Lot Essay
The inscription can be read, Yin fu jia
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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VESSEL, ZHI
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
The body of oval section, finely cast with a band of dragons simplified to a leiwen ground centered on each side by a single raised 'eye', with a band of diagonally arranged leiwen incorporating four further 'eyes' encircling the pedestal foot, a three-character pictogram, Yin fu jia, cast on the interior, traces of malachite and azurite encrustation, attractive patina--6in. (15.2cm.) high, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
The body of oval section, finely cast with a band of dragons simplified to a leiwen ground centered on each side by a single raised 'eye', with a band of diagonally arranged leiwen incorporating four further 'eyes' encircling the pedestal foot, a three-character pictogram, Yin fu jia, cast on the interior, traces of malachite and azurite encrustation, attractive patina--6in. (15.2cm.) high, box