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1502 THE FU YI LIDING 商晚期 安陽 公元前十二至十一世紀 父乙鬲鼎
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The tri-lobed body is raised on three columnar legs, and is cast above each 來源
leg with a large taotie mask with rounded eyes fanked by a pair of descending 山中商會，京都，1971年。
dragons, all reserved on a leiwen ground. A pair of inverted U-shaped handles
rises from the rim. One side of the interior is cast with a three-character
inscription. The bronze is of reddish-brown color.
8º in. (21 cm.) high
$120,000-180,000
PROVENANCE
Yamanaka and Co., Kyoto, 1971.
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18 POWER and PRESTIGE IMPORTANT EARLY CHINESE RITUAL BRONZES FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION
