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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION
A LARGE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC ELEPHANT-FORM VESSEL, ZUN
Details
A LARGE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC ELEPHANT-FORM VESSEL, ZUN
The vessel is cast as a stylized elephant, with the cover formed by the elephant's head and a tiger clambering up the back. The sides are decorated with friezes of coiled birds and serpents, all reserved on a leiwen ground. The underside of the cover and the interior of the vessel are cast with an inscription, and the patina is of a mottled, deep green tone.
17 3⁄4 in. (45.2 cm.) long
The vessel is cast as a stylized elephant, with the cover formed by the elephant's head and a tiger clambering up the back. The sides are decorated with friezes of coiled birds and serpents, all reserved on a leiwen ground. The underside of the cover and the interior of the vessel are cast with an inscription, and the patina is of a mottled, deep green tone.
17 3⁄4 in. (45.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist