A SELECTION OF SZE YUAN TANG ARCHAIC BRONZES FROM THE ANTHONY HARDY COLLECTION (LOTS 1134-1150)

A RARE EARLY BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE

EARLY SHANG, ERLIGANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1600-1500 BC

Details

A RARE EARLY BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
EARLY SHANG, ERLIGANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1600-1500 BC
Of lenticular section, the lower body with rounded profile and flat bottom raised on three blade-shaped supports, the mid-section cast in low thread relief with simplified taotie between bow-string borders, with a strap handle on one side, and two tiny posts with V-shaped caps rising from the rim at the back of the long, narrow spout
5¾ in. (14.7 cm.) high, 6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1989.

Exhibited

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.

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Lot Essay

Compare the early Shang dynasty jue of this type, with similarly cast taotie mask design, illustrated by Chen Peifen, "Animal Mask Designs on Shang and Zhou Bronzes", Orientations, February 1991, pp. 41-7, fig. 1 and fig. 1a and 1b (rubbings of decoration).

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