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74. Ritual bronze food vessel ding
Late Shang dynasty or early Western Zhou dynasty, circa 11 century bc.
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商代晚期 – 西周早期鳥形足蟬紋青銅鼎
Height: 20.3 cm

Inscription: Exhibited: Published: ▪ Eskenazi G., A Dealer’s Hand, The Chinese Art World
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▪ A two-character inscription consisting of the same ▪ Christie’s, New York, 21 September 2004, catalogue ▪ Luo Zhenyu, Sandai jijin wencun, 1937, no. 3.1.8. Through The Eyes Of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London
character cast twice side by side reads « Ce, Ce », no. 144. ▪ Chen Mengjia, Yin Zhou qingtongqi fenlei tulu, A 2012, p. 189, no. 34.
documents or scribe. ▪ Trésors de la Chine ancienne, Bronzes rituels de la Corpus of Chinese Bronzes in American Collections, ▪ Tsao H.C. et Rey MC., Trésors de la Chine ancienne,
collection Meiyintang, Musée des arts asiatiques Hong Kong 1977, Vol. 1, p. 19 no. A 79 & p. 197 no. 79, Bronzes rituels de la collection Meiyintang, Musée des
Provenance: Guimet, Paris 13 mars – 10 juin 2013, catalogue no. 47. vol. 2, p. 358 – 359 no. A 79. arts asiatiques Guimet, Paris 2013, p. 78 – 79, no. 47.
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▪ C.T. Loo and Co., New York, USA, no. 87243 ▪ Christie’s, New York, 21 September 2004, lot no. 144.
▪ Mrs. Doris Duke Collection, New York, USA. ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
▪ Christie’s, New York, 21 September 2004, lot no. 144. Collection, London 2009, p. 160 - 161, no. 74.
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▪ Eskenazi Ltd, London, U.K.

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