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INSCRIPTION PUBLISHED
– A four-character inscription under the handle reads: “Yao Fu Yi – Bluett & Sons Ltd, Early Chinese Art, A Catalogue of Early Bronzes,
Gan”, “Father Yi Gan of Yao” (which may have been a clan name). Jades and Allied Decorative Works of Art from the Cunliffe Collec-
tion, London 1973, Catalogue, colour pl. 1.
PROVENANCE – Deydier Ch., Les Bronzes Archaïques Chinois, Archaic Chinese
Bronzes – 1 – Xia & Shang, Paris 1995, p. 77, colour pl.
– Cunliffe Collection, UK. – Deydier Ch. / Oriental Bronzes Ltd, Le banquet des Dieux, Rituel
– Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, UK, 1973. Bronzes of Ancient China, Paris, 11 – 19 Jan. 1996, cat. no. 6.
– Private Collection, New York, USA. – Deydier Ch. / Oriental Bronzes Ltd, Rituels pour l’éternité, Paris
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– Deydier Ch. / Oriental Bronzes Ltd, London, UK, before 1996. Oct. 3 – Nov. 30 2001, London Dec. 10 – 22 2001 – cat. no. 2.
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– Private European Collection. – A photo of this jiao is published by Wu Zhenfeng, Shang Zhou
– Deydier Ch. / Oriental Bronzes Ltd, London, UK, 2002. Qingtongqi Mingwen Ji Tuxiang Jicheng, Shanghai 2012, vol. 7,
– Count & Countess Paul Lippens Collection, Brussels, Belgium, 2002. p. 194, no. 08757, but the rubbing of the inscription and the
provenances mentioned are from another bronze vessel jiao.
EXHIBITED
– Bluett & Sons Ltd, Early Chinese Art, London 1973.
– Deydier Ch. / Oriental Bronzes Ltd, Le banquet des Dieux, Rituel
Bronzes of Ancient China, Paris, 11 – 19 Jan. 1996, cat. no. 6.
– Deydier Ch. / Oriental Bronzes Ltd, Rituels pour l’éternité, Paris
Oct. 3 – Nov. 30 2001, London Dec. 10 – 22 2001 – cat. no. 2.
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