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31. Ritual bronze wine vessel you
Early Western Zhou dynasty, circa 11 – 10 centuries bc.
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西周早期帶流鳥紋青銅卣
Height of the vessel: 23 cm, Height including the handle: 26 cm ▪ Deydier Ch., Opening Exhibition, London, Christian sales), Shanghai 2007, no. 127. 劉雨 & 汪濤《流散歐美
Deydier Oriental Bronzes Ltd., December 15 – 24, 殷周有銘青銅器集錄》上海 2007年版 127 號.
1987, p. 26 – 27, no. 6. ▪ Yin Zhou Jinwen Jicheng: Xiuding Zengbuben,
Inscription: ▪ Trésors de la Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La ▪ Li Xueqin & Ai Lan (Sarah Allan), Ouzhou Suocang Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of
▪ A three – character inscription inside the cover Collection Meiyintang, Musée des arts asiatiques Zhongguo Qingtongqi Yizhu – Chinese Bronzes: A Archaeology 2007, no. 04939. 《殷周金文集成: 修訂
and again inside the vessel reads: “Father Ding, X”, Guimet, Paris 13 mars – 10 juin 2013, catalogue no. 38. Selection From European Collections, Beijing 1995, 增補本》中國社會科學院考古研究所, 2007年版 04939
《 父丁X》. X is either a clan name or the name of no. 48. 李學勤 & 艾蘭《歐洲所藏中國青銅器遺珠》 北 號.
a ritual sacrifice. This pictograph occurs frequently Published: 京 1995年版 48號. ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
in inscriptions on bronze vessels of the late Shang ▪ Luo Zhenyu, Zhen Song Tang Ji Guyiwen, 1931, ▪ Deydier Ch., Arts de la Chine et de l’Himalaya, 14ème Collection, London 2009, p. 74 – 77, no. 31.
dynasty and early Zhou dynasties. no. 8.40.2. 羅振玉《貞松堂集古遺文》 1931年版 siècle avant J.C. – 15ème siècle après J.C., Christian ▪ Wu Zhenfeng, Shang Zhou Qingtongqi Mingwen
8.40.2 號. Deydier / Oriental Bronzes Ltd., Paris 1997, p.14 – 15, Ji Tuxiang Jicheng, Shanghai 2012, Vol. 21, p. 402,
Provenance: ▪ Sun Zhuang, Cheng Chin Guan Jijin Tu, Beijing 1931, no. 3. no. 12043. 吳鎮烽《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》上海
▪ J.T. Tai, New York, USA. no. 49. 孫壯《澂秋館吉金圖》 北京 1931年版49號. ▪ Liu Yu, Jin Chu Yin Zhou Jinwen Jilu, 2002, no. 948. 2012年版, 第21冊, 第402頁 12043號.
▪ Christian Deydier / Oriental Bronzes Ltd., London, ▪ Luo Zhenyu, Sandai Jijinwen Cun, 1937, no.14.4.3 – 4. 劉雨《近出殷周金文集錄》 2002年版 948號. ▪ Guimet, Musée des arts asiatiques, Trésors de la
U.K. 羅振玉《三代吉金文存》1937年版 14.4.3 – 4號. ▪ Wang Xiantang, Guo Shi Jinshi Zhigao, 2004, no 1198. Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Collection
▪ Barnard N. & Cheung K.Y., Rubbings and Hand 王獻唐《國史金石志稿》2004年版 1198號. Meiyintang, Paris 2013, p. 63, no. 38.
Exhibited: Copies of Bronze Inscriptions in Chinese, Japanese, ▪ Zhong Bosheng & others, Xinshou Yin Zhou Qingtongqi
▪ Opening Exhibition, Christian Deydier / Oriental European, American, and Australian Collections, Mingwen Ji Qiying Huibian, Taipei 2006, no. 1820. 鐘 Note:
Bronzes Ltd, London 1987, catalogue no. 6. Taipei 1978, Vol. 8, no. 1151. 柏生等《新收殷周青銅器銘文暨器影彙編》臺北 2006 ▪ This hybrid type of vessel, a mixture of a bottle–
▪ Arts de la Chine et de l’Himalaya, 14 siècle avant JC ▪ Yan Yiping, Jinwen Zongji, Taipei 1983, Vol. 7, p. 2821, 年版 1820號. shaped you and a spouted he, is extremely rare. Only
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– 15 siècle après JC, Christian Deydier / Oriental no. 5138. 嚴一萍《金文總集》臺北 1983年版, 第7冊, ▪ Liu Yu & Wang Tao, Liu San Oumei Yin Zhou You two other pieces are known, one in the National Palace
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Bronzes Ltd, Paris 1997, catalogue no. 3. 第2821頁 5138號. Ming Qingtongci Jilu (A selection of Early Chinese Museum in Taipei and the other in the Museum of Far
56 bronzes with inscriptions from Sotheby’s & Christie’s Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. 57