A FINE CAST BRONZE VESSEL 'ZHI'

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Schätzpreis:

2.600 €

Description:

China, four-character seal mark inside at the bottom, Song/ Ming dynasty
H. 11,7 cm
Pear-shaped body, articulated by two ridges over the shoulder, articulated by two more surrounding ridges. The bronze has a dark gray patina and some light encrustation. Inside the bottom four-character seal mark. Weight 631 gr.
From an old German private collection, acquired on 7.6.1984 at Lempertz, Cologne, lot 1064.
Cf. J. Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1990, no. 101
Minor wear, very slightly chipped

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