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AN ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID Later archaistic vessels of this form have traditionally been
BRONZE TAPIR-FORM VESSEL (ZUN) broadly attributed to the Song to Ming dynasties. Compare
SONG - MING DYNASTY one closely related Yuan dynasty example of slightly smaller
size in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint
the animal standing foursquare with head raised, the lips Louis (acc. no. 273:1919), illustrated in Philip K. Hu, Later
slightly parted below an upturned snout, large almond- Chinese Bronzes: The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert
shaped gold-inlaid eyes, and pricked ears, the face further E. Kresko Collections, St. Louis, 2008, p. 45, fig. 3. See
decorated with archaistic motifs inlaid in gold and silver, a another closely related example attributed to the Yuan
collar hanging around the neck, the taut muscular body cast dynasty in the collection of the National Palace Museum,
at either side with an intaglio line starting at the ankles and Taipei (acc. no. 中-銅-000730-N000000000). Two other
winding up the legs and along sides in a swirling vapor-like similar vessels from the same collection are attributed
movement, traces of inlay in the recessed lines, an aperture to the Song-Ming period, one of smaller size (acc. no. 中-
to center of the back with a small hinged cover with a bird- 銅-001680-N000000000); the other of larger scale (acc.
form knop; together with the exhibition catalogue Asian Art. no. 中-銅-001677-N000000000). Another related example
A Collector’s Selection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, attributed to the Ming dynasty, is in the collection of the
Cornell University, Ithaca, 1973 (2) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 29.110.9).
Length 10½ in., 26.8 cm For archaistic tapir-form zun sold at auction, compare three
examples bearing similar swirl designs: one sold at Christie’s
PROVENANCE London, 14th July 1980, lot 33; one sold at Christie’s New
Dr. Otto Burchard & Co, Berlin. York, 22nd March 2007, lot 162; the third sold in our London
Liquidation auction of Dr. Otto Burchard & Co., Paul Graupe, rooms, 6th May 2007, lot 41. Finally, see a vessel with similar
Berlin, 22nd - 23rd March 1935, lot 311. facial expression but with smaller swirls on the body, sold at
Collection of Dr. Frederick Baekeland (1928-2017). Christie’s New York, 6th June 1985, lot 488.
Michigan Private Collection.
This lot is sold pursuant to a settlement agreement between $ 70,000-90,000
the heirs of Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer and the current
owner. 宋至明 銅錯金銀犧尊
及 展覽圖錄《Asian Art. A Collector’Selection》，

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EXHIBITED
Asian Art. A Collector’s Selection, Herbert F. Johnson 赫伯特•F•約翰遜藝術博物館，康奈爾大學，伊薩
Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, 1973, cat. no. 153. 卡，1973年
Asian Art. A Collector’s Selection, Munson-Williams-Proctor
Arts Institute, Utica, 1974, cat. no. 153. 來源：
Dr. Otto Burchard & Co.，柏林
The shape and inlaid decoration of this vessel are based on
ancient prototypes which originated as early as the Western Dr. Otto Burchard & Co. 拍賣，Paul Graupe，柏
Zhou dynasty. For an archaic example, see one attributed 林，1935年3月22至23日，編號311
to Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the National Museum Frederick Baekeland (1928-2017) 博士收藏
of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 密歇根州私人收藏
(acc. no. F1940.23). Tapir-form bronze vessels of this type
began to appear in greater numbers in the Eastern Zhou 本拍品將根據Jakob及Rosa Oppenheimer繼承人與現任
dynasty, such as one featuring intricate inlay, illustrated 物主之間所達成的同意協議出售。
in Masterworks of Chinese Bronze in the National Palace
Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1969, pl. 25. 展覽：
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《Asian Art a Collector’Selection》，赫伯特•F•約
翰遜藝術博物館，康奈爾大學，伊薩卡，1973年，
編號153

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《Asian Art a Collector’Selection》，Munson-Williams-
Proctor 藝術中心，由提卡，1974年，編號153

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