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SHANG DYNASTY (1600 BC - 1046 BC) AND LATER
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A GROUP OF ASIAN BRONZE ITEMS
SHANG DYNASTY (1600 BC - 1046 BC) AND LATER
Comprising three silver inlaid items including a bronze gui censer with handles, inlaid in silver with taotie masks, the base with mark reading 'Yu Shan’; an Asian stepped bowl supported on a flaring foot with floral decoration and key-fret bands; a bronze belt hook decorated with archaistic scrolls; and a further pair of bronze belt hooks cast with taotie masks
The largest 6? in. (16.3 cm) diam.
SHANG DYNASTY (1600 BC - 1046 BC) AND LATER
Comprising three silver inlaid items including a bronze gui censer with handles, inlaid in silver with taotie masks, the base with mark reading 'Yu Shan’; an Asian stepped bowl supported on a flaring foot with floral decoration and key-fret bands; a bronze belt hook decorated with archaistic scrolls; and a further pair of bronze belt hooks cast with taotie masks
The largest 6? in. (16.3 cm) diam.
Provenance
The gui censer: With Ann Marsh Ltd., Woburn Abbey, June 1969.
The stepped bowl: Christie's London, 19 July 1966, lot 309.
The silver inlaid belt hook: With D. Wright Ltd., London, January 1972.
The pair of belt hooks: With Bluett's & Sons, London, 7 February 1961.
The Plesch Collection of Asian Art, no. Bh7h, Bt16, Bm7A, Bm10p, respectively
The stepped bowl: Christie's London, 19 July 1966, lot 309.
The silver inlaid belt hook: With D. Wright Ltd., London, January 1972.
The pair of belt hooks: With Bluett's & Sons, London, 7 February 1961.
The Plesch Collection of Asian Art, no. Bh7h, Bt16, Bm7A, Bm10p, respectively