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1. Bronze plaque inlaid with turquoise
Xia dynasty, Erlitou culture, circa 19 – 16 centuries bc.
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夏代二里頭文化期鑲嵌綠松石獸面紋青銅牌飾
Length: 14.7 cm, Width: 6.5 cm

Provenance: ▪ Eskenazi Ltd, Ancient Chinese bronzes and
▪ Eskenazi Ltd, London, U.K. ceramics, London 1999, Exhibition in New York at
Pacewildenstein, 23 March – 3 April 1999, p. 10 – 11,
Exhibited: no. 1.
▪ Ancient Chinese bronzes and ceramics, Eskenazi ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
Exhibition in New York at Pacewildenstein, 23 March Collection, London 2009, p. 16, no. 1.
– 3 April 1999, catalogue no. 1. ▪ Eskenazi G., A Dealer’s Hand, The Chinese Art World
▪ Trésors de la Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Through The Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London
Collection Meiyintang, Musée des arts asiatiques 2012, p. 194, no. 44.
Guimet, Paris 13 mars – 10 juin 2013, catalogue no. 5. ▪ Guimet, Musée des arts asiatiques, Trésors de la
Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Collection
Published: Meiyintang, Paris 2013, p. 21, no. 5.
▪ Li Xueqin & Ai Lan (Sarah Allan), Ouzhou Suocang
Zhongguo Qingtongqi Yizhu – Chinese Bronzes: A Notes:
Selection From European Collections, Beijing 1995, ▪ Such inlaid bronze plaques are extremely rare, with
no. 1. 李學勤 & 艾蘭 《歐洲所藏中國青銅器遺珠》北京 only 16 having been so far recorded. Those coming
1995年版 1 號 from recent archeological excavations date from
Stratum 4 of the Erlitou culture.

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