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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
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               ႊ         R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 13th April 1990.  τܠჃdॲߒd1990ϋ4˜13˚
               డ         EXHIBITED                                       ࢝ᚎj
                         Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth   ዝ˾˖يയޜjઽӋၚٸɧɤ඄ϋߏׂ࢝‘d࠰ಥᖵஔ᎜d
                         Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong,   ࠰ಥd1990-91ϋ
                         1990-91.
                         British Museum, London, on loan, 1992-2015.     ɽߵ௹ي᎜dࡐ౱d࠾࢝d1992-2015ϋ
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                         LITERATURE
                         Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth   ዝ˾˖يയޜjઽӋၚٸɧɤ඄ϋߏׂ࢝‘d࠰ಥd1990ϋd
                         Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 185.   ᇜ໮185
                         J. Keith Wilson, 'A Recently Acquired Archaic Sculptural Bronze',   J. Keith Wilsond”A Recently Acquired Archaic Sculptural
                         Oriental Art, vol. 38, no. 4, 1993, pp. 222-30, fig. 7.  Bronze•dOriental Art‘d՜38dୋ4ಂd1993ϋdࠫ222-30
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                         HK$ 400,000-600,000
                         US$ 51,000-76,500












































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