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TWO ARCHAIC BRONZES
1700-221 BC
The first a Shang dynasty jue cast with a deep U-shaped body rising
to a pointed rim opposite a guttered spout flanked by a pair of upright
posts, the exterior cast with a taotie band, one side set with a loop
handle issuing from a bovine mask, all supported on three splayed
triangular blade legs, the patina showing widespread areas of verdigris;
the second a Warring States circular cover supporting a curled tiger
with an elongated, curved neck clutching a bar in his jaws, the details
inlaid with gold and silver.
7in (17.8cm) height of jue
3 1/4in (8.3cm) height of cover (2).
$4,000 - 6,000

公元前1700至221年 青銅器兩件

Provenance:
By repute, from the collection of Peter Rosenby, (1939-2014)

來源：
傳，Peter Rosenby 珍藏，1939-2004年
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