Page 26 - Christie's Fine Chinese Qianlong's Bronze Auction September 13, 2018

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
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THE ZUO BAO YI GUI 西周早期 公元前十一至十世紀 作寶彝簋
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE 敞口，束頸，鼓腹，高圈足下承四蹄足。口沿下飾一周四組列旗獸面紋，分別以獸
首耳及浮雕羊首為中心，蹄足間亦飾列旗獸面紋。腹飾乳釘雷紋，蹄足飾獸面紋
BRONZE RITUAL FOUR-LEGGED FOOD VESSEL 及夔紋。腹内底鑄三字銘文「作寳 」。
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The vessel is raised on four tall hoofed legs, each decorated at the top in 高18.8 公分，口徑18.1 公分
intaglio with a taotie mask shown in profle, above a kui dragon, the legs 3020克
forming the four corners of the ring foot decorated between the legs with
a quilled triple band forming a taotie mask. The body is decorated with a 來源
diamond-and-boss band between narrow borders of circles cast in thread 乾隆皇帝（1711-1799）收藏，入藏於1749年以前。
relief, and the neck with a further quilled triple band centered on two sides 吳大澂（1835-1902）收藏，入藏於1887年以前。
by a small ram mask cast in relief and interrupted on the other two sides by a 盧芹齋，紐約，1940年前後。
pair of handles surmounted by horned animal masks and cast at the bottom 仇焱之（1910-1980）收藏。
with hooked pendants. The bottom of the interior is cast with a three- 倫敦蘇富比，1980年12月16日，拍品338號。
character inscription reading zuo bao yi. The surface has an attractive, milky 埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，1980年。
olive-green patina. 趙不波收藏，入藏於1988年以前。
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦。
7¡ in. (18.8 cm.) high, 7¿ in. (18.1 cm.) mouth diam., cloth box Michael Goedhuis，紐約，1998年。
3020 g
$4,000,000-6,000,000

PROVENANCE
Collection of the Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), by 1749.
Wu Dacheng (1835-1902) Collection, by 1887.
C. T. Loo & Co., New York, by 1940.
Edward T. Chow (1910-1980) Collection.
Sotheby’s London, 16th December 1980, lot 338.
Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1980.
Bella and P.P. Chiu Collection, by 1988.
Eskenazi Ltd., London.
Michael Goedhuis Ltd., New York, 1998.

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