Lot Essay
The present vessel is accompanied by a note written by Chinese scholar Luo Zhenyu (1866-1940) dated to 1935.
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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771BC)
Details
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771BC)
The interior of the vessel is cast with a six-character inscription reading Shu lü zuo bao zun ding, which can be translated in a number of ways depending on the interpretation for some of these characters.
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high, wood stand, wood cover, wood box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771BC)
The interior of the vessel is cast with a six-character inscription reading Shu lü zuo bao zun ding, which can be translated in a number of ways depending on the interpretation for some of these characters.
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high, wood stand, wood cover, wood box
Provenance
Sun Zhuang (1879-?), acquired before 1935
A private Japanese collection, acquired prior to 1984
A private Japanese collection, acquired prior to 1984
Literature
Ke Changsi, Mizhai jinwen taben (Rubbings of Archaic Bronze Inscription in the Mizhai), 1931-1941
Luo Zhenyu, Zhensongtang jigu yiwen buyi (Supplement to the Gathering of Ancient Writings at the Zhensongtang Studio), 1931, vol.1, no.8-1
Shang Chengzuo, Shi er jia ji jin tu lu (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions from Twelve Families), 1935, no. xue 3-4 (fig.1)
Luo Zhenyu, Sandai jijin wencun (Surviving Writings from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties), 1937, vol.3, no.4-1
Yan Yiping, Jinwen zongji (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions), Taipei, 1983, p.310, no.781
Hayashi Minao, In Shu Jidai Seidoki no Kenkyu, Tokyo, 1984, p.19, no.120
The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed., Yinzhou jinwen jicheng (Compendium of Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions), vol. 4, Beijing, 1984, no. 2187
Wang Xiantang, Guoshi jinshizhi gao (Manuscript of Archaic Bronze in Chinese History), Qingdao, 2004, vol.4, p.2099, no. 351
Luo Zhenyu, Zhensongtang jigu yiwen buyi (Supplement to the Gathering of Ancient Writings at the Zhensongtang Studio), 1931, vol.1, no.8-1
Shang Chengzuo, Shi er jia ji jin tu lu (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions from Twelve Families), 1935, no. xue 3-4 (fig.1)
Luo Zhenyu, Sandai jijin wencun (Surviving Writings from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties), 1937, vol.3, no.4-1
Yan Yiping, Jinwen zongji (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions), Taipei, 1983, p.310, no.781
Hayashi Minao, In Shu Jidai Seidoki no Kenkyu, Tokyo, 1984, p.19, no.120
The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed., Yinzhou jinwen jicheng (Compendium of Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions), vol. 4, Beijing, 1984, no. 2187
Wang Xiantang, Guoshi jinshizhi gao (Manuscript of Archaic Bronze in Chinese History), Qingdao, 2004, vol.4, p.2099, no. 351