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INSCRIPTION
– A two-character inscription on the interior can be read: “Fu Gui”, – Another yu of similar decoration, including the band of triangular
“Father Gui”. scroll-filled blades, but with flanges that divide the entire height
of the vessel and from the Freer Gallery of Art, is illustrated by
PROVENANCE Ackerman P., Ritual Bronzes of Ancient China, New York 1945,
pl. 34.
– Simone & Alan Hartmann Collection, New York, USA. – A quite similar yu from The Mount Trust is illustrated by Watson W.,
– Christie’s New York, USA, 25 Mar. 1998, cat. lot 50. Ancient Chinese Bronzes, London 1962, pl. 4a.
– Count & Countess Paul Lippens Collection, Brussels, Belgium, 1998.
EXHIBITED
– Christie’s New York, 25 Mar. 1998, cat. lot 50.
PUBLISHED
– Christie’s New York, 25 Mar. 1998, cat. lot 50.
SIMILAR EXAMPLES
– A handleless yu with similar decoration and flanges at the lower
body and foot, but without the band of triangular scroll-filled blades
below the rim and now in the Shanghai Museum is illustrated by Ma
Chengyuan, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Oxford 1986, p. 26.
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