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53. Ritual bronze wine or water vessel fanglei
Shang dynasty, Yinxu period, circa 13 – 11 centuries bc.
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商代殷墟時期獸面鳥紋夔龍青銅罍
Height: 44.5 cm
Inscription: Exhibited:
▪ An identical pictogram cast under each shoulder ▪ Trésors de la Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La
handle reads: “Guang” 《光, meaning ‘bright’ or Collection Meiyintang, Musée des arts asiatiques
‘Imperial favour’ shown to a consort or minister》 or Guimet, Paris 13 mars – 10 juin 2013, catalogue no. 84.
“Kuang” 《貺, meaning ‘bestow’ or ‘grant’ as a gift from
a superior to one lower in the hierarchy. 》(see also Published:
bronzes Nos. 37 and 75) ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
Collection, London 2009, p. 118 – 119, no. 53.
Provenance: ▪ Guimet, Musée des arts asiatiques, Trésors de la
▪ Galerie Christian Deydier, Paris, France. Chine ancienne, Bronzes Rituels De La Collection
Meiyintang, Paris 2013, p. 138 – 139, no. 84.
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