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Lot Essay
This elegant bronze lamp belongs to a small group of utensils cast during the late Warring States and Han periods. Skillfully cast in the shape of a single goose foot, this piece functions as both a lamp and a decorative object. Its design, referred to as a "goosefoot lamp" (yanzu deng), is named after its distinctive form.
In ancient Chinese culture, the wild goose symbolized loyalty and integrity, often serving as a valued gift in both marriage and scholarly exchanges. This admiration for geese persisted into the Song Dynasty. During this period, epigraphic studies flourished, and the legacy of Han Dynasty goosefoot lamps was recorded in Lu Dalin’s Kao Gu Tu, Study on Illustrated Research of Antiquities.
Refer to an inscribed bronze "goosefoot lamp," dated to the 1st year of Jingning (33 BC), in the collection of the Shanghai Museum.
In ancient Chinese culture, the wild goose symbolized loyalty and integrity, often serving as a valued gift in both marriage and scholarly exchanges. This admiration for geese persisted into the Song Dynasty. During this period, epigraphic studies flourished, and the legacy of Han Dynasty goosefoot lamps was recorded in Lu Dalin’s Kao Gu Tu, Study on Illustrated Research of Antiquities.
Refer to an inscribed bronze "goosefoot lamp," dated to the 1st year of Jingning (33 BC), in the collection of the Shanghai Museum.