Lot 136
An Archaic Bronze Covered Wine Vessel, He Diameter 8 inches.
Sale 647 - Asian Works of Art
Mar 25, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$16,250
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Lot Description
An Archaic Bronze Covered Wine Vessel, He Diameter 8 inches.
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, WARRING STATE PERIOD (475-221 B.C.)
the compressed globular body above three cabriole legs surmounted by a short neck and a wide mouth, the plain body decorated with a raised band around the belly, the side spout molded in the form of a winged mythical beast with its mouth wide open, having a swing handle terminating in tiger's masks and joined to the cover by a chain of loose rings.
Diameter 8 inches.
Property from a Private Chicago Collection
Provenance:
Acquired from J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, New York, New York, July 17, 2008
Note:
A very similar example, see Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji (Compendium of Chinese Bronzes), vol.9, Beijing, 1997, pl. 160
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