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75. Ritual bronze food vessel fangding
Shang dynasty, Yinxu period, circa 13 – 11 centuries bc.
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商代殷墟時期龍形足青銅方鼎
Height: 33.4 cm

Inscription: Exhibited: Published: Note:
▪ A single pictograph cast inside the vessel reads: ▪ Powerful Form & Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia, ▪ Wilson K.J., The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of ▪ This type of fangding with blade – shaped legs is
“Guang” 《 光, meaning ‘bright’ or ‘Imperial favour’ Cleveland Museum of Art, 24 July – 25 November Art, Vol. 77, no. 88, Cleveland 1990, p. 291 & 295, no. extremely rare, with less than ten actually recorded.
shown to a consort or minister》 or “Kuang” 《貺, 1990. 3, and reproduction p. 313.
meaning ‘bestow’ or ‘grant’ as a gift from a superior to ▪ Christie’s, New York, 30 March 2005, catalogue no. ▪ Christie’s, New York, 30 March 2005, lot no. 229.
one lower in the hierarchy. 》 (See also bronzes Nos. 229. ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
37 and 53.) Collection, London 2009, p. 161 – 165, no. 75.
▪ Wu Zhenfeng, Shang Zhou Qingtongqi Mingwen
Provenance: Ji Tuxiang Jicheng, Shanghai 2012, Vol. 1, p. 168,
▪ Kochukyo, Tokyo, Japan. no. 00207. 吳鎮烽《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》 上
▪ Eskenazi Ltd, London, U.K, 1988. 海2012年版, 第1冊, 第168頁 00207號.
▪ Christie’s, New York, USA.

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