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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC
COLLECTION
A VERY LARGE CARVED BONE
SHANG DYNASTY

the length of rib narrowing and curving inward
at one end, the tapered half carved to both
sides with motifs characteristic of Shang
dynasty bronzes including a cicada-lappet
upper register followed by registers of kuilong,
taotie masks, bovine masks, reptiles, and
hooked curls, the patterns varying on each side,
the bone a pale yellowish-beige color
Length 18¼ in., 46.3 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired by C.T. Loo, 3rd November 1946.
C. T. Loo, New York, 11th October 1954.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

Ⴚ $ 20,000-30,000
⓮ġġġ䌠朊䲳晽剙橐
Ը๕
䚏剡滳岤㕤1946⸜11㚰3㖍
䚏剡滳炻䲸䲬炻1954⸜10㚰11㖍
⎚吪剔ɀ䑲偗ᶱᶾ炷1978⸜必炸㓞啷

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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC
COLLECTION
180 A GROUP OF CARVED BONE AND
POTTERY PIECE MOLD FRAGMENTS
SHANG DYNASTY
each of irregular shape, the most elaborate
carved in high relief with taotie or kuilong
motifs and Þ nely detailed with incised leiwen
and linear patterns, others incised with similar
designs, traces of red pigment, all stored in a
box with thirty-one customized recessions to
accommodate the fragments, Japanese purple
silk cloth (60)
Length of largest 2⅜ in., 6 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
Ⴚ $ 10,000-15,000
⓮ġġġ䓚橐⍲昞䭬㭀䇯ᶨ䳬ġ
Ը๕
⎚吪剔ɀ䑲偗ᶱᶾ炷1978⸜必炸㓞啷

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