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PROPERTY FROM A NEW JERSEY COLLECTION

1606
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH CENTURY BC
PROVENANCE
The pear-shaped vessel is cast in intaglio with a band of feline fgures facing Acquired in New Jersey, 1999.
in the same direction interrupted by two loop handles on the shoulder below a
band of interlocking bird scroll on the neck. A third loop handle is on the lower Similar pendent lappets formed by confronted dragons can be seen on the
body below a band of dense interlocking bird and dragon scroll, and detached sides of a ding, also dated to the late Spring and Autumn period, 6th century
lappets formed by confronted dragons pendent from a raised band. The BC, illustrated by J. So in Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.
slightly domed cover has two small loops suspending loose rings and is cast in Sackler Collections, vol. III, New York, 1995, pp. 114-15, no. 9.
the center with an interlocking dragon medallion encircled by a band of further 春秋晚期 青銅龍紋蓋壺
interlocking dragons. The surface has a mottled light-green patina with areas
of malachite encrustation.
11æ in. (29.8 cm.) high
1607 NO LOT
$8,000-12,000