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TWO GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE FERRULES The Warring States period encompassed the latter part of the Zhou
Warring States dynasty when a number of states declared independence from the
The first a dun of hollow cylindrical form with an almond-shaped cross- Zhou and fought each other for dominance. Both functional and
section, divided into two registers by a raised band, each register finely ceremonial articles of war became important status and power
inlaid with a design of winged mythical beasts, geometric patterns symbols for the military and ruling elites of these states. Finely cast and
and scrolls; the second a zun, divided along its length into three inlaid fittings, like the present examples, form a large category of luxury
sections by raised bands with a raised ridges, the top two sections items that adorned functional articles of war.
of almond-shaped cross-section, the third tapering towards the end
and terminating in a horse-hoof foot, each section inlaid with patterns Both these fittings served as butt-ends to the wooden or bamboo
of abstract birds, scrolls and waves; both with a longitudinal piercing, shafts of bronze halberds or spears. The longitudinal piercing would
lucite stands. have allowed a pin to be inserted to secure it tightly to the shaft once
6 1/4in (16cm) high, the taller the ferrule was put on. Ferrules with flat bottoms are referred to as
dun, while those with horse-hoot ends are called zun.
US$15,000 - 20,000
Similar Warring States period examples are illustrated in Pierre Uldry,
戰國 銅錯金銀卷雲飛獸紋鐏鐓兩件 Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Zurich, 1994, nos. 65-67. A silver-inlaid
bronze zun is illustrated in Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong
Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990, no. 88; and a gold and silver
Provenance inlaid zun was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 10 September 2019, lot
Susan Chen Ltd., Hong Kong, 13 January 1997 259.
Property from the Collection of William N. Wood Prince, Chicago,
Illinois
Christie’s, New York, 10-11 January 2012, lot 335

來源
Susan Chen Ltd.，香港，1997年1月13日
芝加哥William N. Wood Prince舊藏
紐約佳士得，2012年1月10-11日，拍品編號335

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