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Lots 411-420

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An archaic bronze tripod food vessel, li
Western Zhou Dynasty
Cast with a bulbous body terminating in three pointed feet, a decora-
tive band with three registers of overlapping scrolls punctuated by three
columns of low flanges, all beneath the waisted neck, the flat rim with
two rows of semi-circles.
14.5cm (5¾in) wide
£4,000 - 6,000
HK$47,000 - 71,000 CNY38,000 - 56,000

西周 青銅鬲

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An archaic bronze wine vessel, jue
Early Western Zhou Dynasty
The cylindrical body raised on four slender curving feet and encircled
by a narrow decorative band with a simple taotie mask and low flanges
on each side, one side with a loop handle cast with a pictogram, the lip
typically flaring at one end and with a long spout between two upright
finials at the other end.
19cm (7½in) high
£5,000 - 8,000
HK$59,000 - 94,000 CNY47,000 - 75,000

西周早期 青銅饕餮紋爵杯

Compare three similar jue, dated to the Shang or Western Zhou
Dynasties, sold in these rooms, 8 November 2012, lots 226, 277 and 228.