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؇ ҅ A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE SHORT SWORD, ؇ ڡ AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL POURING VESSEL, HE,
մ ௅ EASTERN ZHOU - HAN DYNASTY մ ზ EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Ї ⺗ the sword rendered with a conical pommel and set with two rings on the cylindrical grip, decorated with gilding on the underside of the ௢ the globular body supported on three cabriole feet, the body cast with four registers divided by raised bands, the shoulder set with

ဏ ږ pommel, the guard and the central band on the blade ࠯ a bird-form spout with a hinged upper beak to facilitate pouring, all surmounted by an arched handle modelled as a double-headed
ზ 33 cm ᵚ serpent, attached to a loop behind the bird spout and another above a zoomorphic mask on the opposite side, connected to a stepped
circular cover by an integral chain
PROVENANCE
೵ R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 13th April 1990. l. 24.5 cm, overall h. 23.3 cm
ᄏ EXHIBITED PROVENANCE Ը๕j
Wui Po Kok, Hong Kong, 10th June 1991.
Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Oriental Ceramic Society of ිᘒტ̚ߕஔd࠰ಥd1991ϋ6˜10˚
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990. HK$ 200,000-300,000
LITERATURE US$ 25,500-38,300
Jessica Rawson and Emma C. Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos
Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 66.

HK$ 300,000-500,000
US$ 38,300-64,000

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142 I FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING ༉းྡ፽ʫ࢙ሗᓭᚎ SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1293 THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG I 143