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؇ ڡ AN UNUSUAL AZURITE-PAINTED BRONZE RIBBED VESSEL
մ ზ AND COVER, HU,
ల EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
ͩ the globular body cast with vertical flutes, intersected by three horizontal azurite-decorated chevon fillets, flanked by a pair of mythical
ڡ animal mask handles suspending loose rings, all between a waisted neck and a short sprayed foot similarly decorated with bands of
ሤ geometric patterns, the ribbed cover with an intricate rosette design and surmounted by three elaborate bird-shaped finials
overall h. 34.4 cm
↉ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
ႊ R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 13th April 1990. τܠჃdॲߒd1990ϋ4˜13˚
డ EXHIBITED ࢝ᚎj
Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth ዝ˾˖يയޜjઽӋၚٸɧɤϋߏׂ࢝d࠰ಥᖵஔd
Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, ࠰ಥd1990-91ϋ
1990-91.
British Museum, London, on loan, 1992-2015. ɽߵ௹يdࡐd࠾࢝d1992-2015ϋ
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LITERATURE
Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth ዝ˾˖يയޜjઽӋၚٸɧɤϋߏׂ࢝d࠰ಥd1990ϋd
Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 185. ᇜ185
J. Keith Wilson, 'A Recently Acquired Archaic Sculptural Bronze', J. Keith WilsondA Recently Acquired Archaic Sculptural
Oriental Art, vol. 38, no. 4, 1993, pp. 222-30, fig. 7. BronzedOriental Artd՜38dୋ4ಂd1993ϋdࠫ222-30
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HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,000-76,500
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