Lot 1071
1071
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
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Property from a Japanese Private Collection
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING

WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY – SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (1046-481 BC)

Details
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY – SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (1046-481 BC)
There is a twenty-two character inscription cast on the interior of the vessel reading dian □ yi zuo □ ge ling □ che zun ding qi qi wan nian zi zi sun sun yong bao yong, ‘… wishing for ten thousand years, to be eternally treasured’.
8 1⁄2 in. (21.6 cm.) high, wood stand, wood cover, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Acquired in Japan prior to 1935

Lot Essay

The present vessel is accompanied by a letter dated to 6th of May in the 10th year of Showa era (1935) that mentions a gathering of Dong Kang (1867-1947), Tao Zhu (1875-1954), and Japanese numismatist Katsuyama Gakuyo, at which they appreciated this vessel.

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