Page 72 - March 17 2017 Chinese Art NYC, Christies

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST
COLLECTION

~1048
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL
TRIPOD VESSEL, DING

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The tri-lobed body is raised on three columnar
supports and crisply cast on each lobe in relief with
a taotie mask reserved on a fne leiwen ground,
below a pair of bail handles that rises from the
slightly inward-canted rim, and the interior wall is
cast with a nine-character inscription reading ya
ji hou zuo fu xin zun yi yi (‘Marquis Yajiyi made this
ritual vessel for Father Xin’). The smooth patina is
of dark, reddish-brown color.
9 in. (23 cm.) high, hongmu cover with Yuan-Ming
dynasty (1279-1644) jade fnial, hongmu stand
$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

George Pantages Page (1917-1988) Collection,
Hayward, California, acquired in California, 1940s.
清 銅饕餮紋鼎

Please note that the use of the symbol ~ for
this particular lot is in reference only to the
accompanying wood stand and cover for the lot.
Please contact the sale coordinator if you have
70 any questions.