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Auction archive: Lot number 596

A RARE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (ZUN) LATE SHANG DYNASTY

Estimate
US$20,000 - US$30,000
Price realised:
US$47,500
Auction archive: Lot number 596

A RARE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (ZUN) LATE SHANG DYNASTY

Estimate
US$20,000 - US$30,000
Price realised:
US$47,500
Beschreibung:

A RARE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (ZUN) LATE SHANG DYNASTY rising from a splayed foot to an everted rim, the central section cast in relief with two taotie masks with bulging eyes on a leiwen ground divided by narrow flanges between double bowstring bands, the interior with a three-character inscription, the dark brownish-green patina with some light malachite encrustation, wood stand, Japanese wood box (3) Height 10 3/8 in., 26.4 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 596
Auction:
Datum:
15 Mar 2017
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

A RARE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (ZUN) LATE SHANG DYNASTY rising from a splayed foot to an everted rim, the central section cast in relief with two taotie masks with bulging eyes on a leiwen ground divided by narrow flanges between double bowstring bands, the interior with a three-character inscription, the dark brownish-green patina with some light malachite encrustation, wood stand, Japanese wood box (3) Height 10 3/8 in., 26.4 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 596
Auction:
Datum:
15 Mar 2017
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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