Lot Essay
The five-character inscription may be read, "X made this precious sacrificial vessel."
LATE SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
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A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
LATE SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three somewhat triangular legs leading up into each deep lobe of the body which is cast above with a band comprising three taotie masks divided by narrow flanges and positioned between the three lobes, all below a flared rim surmounted by a pair of bail handles, cast below the rim on the interior with a five-character inscription, with silver patina and malachite green encrustation
6 in. (15.1 cm.) high
LATE SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three somewhat triangular legs leading up into each deep lobe of the body which is cast above with a band comprising three taotie masks divided by narrow flanges and positioned between the three lobes, all below a flared rim surmounted by a pair of bail handles, cast below the rim on the interior with a five-character inscription, with silver patina and malachite green encrustation
6 in. (15.1 cm.) high
Provenance
J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.
Literature
R. Poor, Bronze Ritual Vessels of Ancient China, New York, 1968.
N. Barnard and Cheung Kwong-yue, Rubbings and Hand Copies of Bronze Inscriptions in Chinese, Japanese, European, American and Australasian Collections, Taipei, 1978, no. 747.
J. Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. IIB, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1990, pp. 310-11, no. 24.
N. Barnard and Cheung Kwong-yue, Rubbings and Hand Copies of Bronze Inscriptions in Chinese, Japanese, European, American and Australasian Collections, Taipei, 1978, no. 747.
J. Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. IIB, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1990, pp. 310-11, no. 24.
Exhibited
The Arts of Ancient China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973-78.
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Krystelle Sun
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