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THE PROPERTY OF A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTOR
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A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT LARGE BRONZE BELL, YONGZHONG
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 10TH CENTURY BC
The bell of lenticular section is decorated on each side with a plain panel fanked by three rows of
S-shaped scrolls cast in thread relief and alternating with three rows of nine projecting mei bosses,
all bordered by small studs within thread-relief borders, above further thread-relief scrolls and a bird
motif cast in intaglio on one side. The hollow, cylindrical shank is encircled by a rounded collar and has
a suspension loop on one side, the fat top has intaglio scrolls. The bronze has a dark grey patina with
azurite encrustation.
17¡ in. (44 cm.) high, hardwood stand
$60,000-80,000

PROVENANCE
B.K. Wong, Hong Kong, 1980s.
EXHIBITED
Hong Kong, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October - 2 December 1990.
LITERATURE
J. Rawson and E. Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 148-49, no. 50.
西周早期 青銅乳釘紋甬鐘

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