THE PENG ZHOU ZHI A RARE SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The S-profile body is cast in relief on a plain ground on either side with two registers of the disconnected parts of a taotie flanked by pairs of descending kui dragons on each side, separated by a narrow band of two pairs of confronted birds. The tall pedestal foot is cast with two pairs of confronted kui dragons. A single clan sign is cast on the interior base. The bronze has an olive-green and pale green patina. 5 ½ (13.8 cm.) high Provenance Yu Xingwu (1896-1984) Collection, prior to 1940. Nathanael Wessén Collection, Stockholm, prior to 1958. Christie's London, 10 June 1991, lot 1. Bluett and Sons, London, 1991.
THE PENG ZHOU ZHI A RARE SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The S-profile body is cast in relief on a plain ground on either side with two registers of the disconnected parts of a taotie flanked by pairs of descending kui dragons on each side, separated by a narrow band of two pairs of confronted birds. The tall pedestal foot is cast with two pairs of confronted kui dragons. A single clan sign is cast on the interior base. The bronze has an olive-green and pale green patina. 5 ½ (13.8 cm.) high Provenance Yu Xingwu (1896-1984) Collection, prior to 1940. Nathanael Wessén Collection, Stockholm, prior to 1958. Christie's London, 10 June 1991, lot 1. Bluett and Sons, London, 1991.
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