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Auction archive: Lot number 47

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC

Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
19 Mar 2013 - 20 Mar 2013
Estimate
US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$209,000
Auction archive: Lot number 47

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC

Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
19 Mar 2013 - 20 Mar 2013
Estimate
US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$209,000
Beschreibung:

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC the tall, slim body, with flaring mouth and molded conical foot; the upper body with four elongated upright blades, filled with dissolved taotie mask in relief against a background of dense spirals, four snakes placed between the waist and neck, the waist and lower part also decorated with taotie mask and cicadas in relief against a ground of spirals, divided by four evenly spaced flanges, two bowstrings and two crosses dividing the waist and foot, the bronze with an attractive olive patina and some encrustration inside the vessel, Japanese wood box (5) Height 11 1/8 in., 28.3 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 47
Auction:
Datum:
19 Mar 2013 - 20 Mar 2013
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC the tall, slim body, with flaring mouth and molded conical foot; the upper body with four elongated upright blades, filled with dissolved taotie mask in relief against a background of dense spirals, four snakes placed between the waist and neck, the waist and lower part also decorated with taotie mask and cicadas in relief against a ground of spirals, divided by four evenly spaced flanges, two bowstrings and two crosses dividing the waist and foot, the bronze with an attractive olive patina and some encrustration inside the vessel, Japanese wood box (5) Height 11 1/8 in., 28.3 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 47
Auction:
Datum:
19 Mar 2013 - 20 Mar 2013
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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