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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN
COLLECTION
*7 The yi was a late Western Zhou manifestation of the earlier gong or the
A BRONZE RITUAL POURING VESSEL, YI he, which was a water vessel used in conjunction with a pan for the ritual
EARLY EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (9TH-8TH CENTURY BC) washing of hands, and continued to be used throughout the following
The vessel is fashioned with a c-shaped handle surmounted by an animal Eastern Zhou period.
head in high relief, a u-shaped spout and rounded main body supported on
four animal-form legs. The exterior is decorated with a wide band of stylised Compare a similar piece illustrated in J. So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from
geometric scrolls above a lappet border. The bronze has a pale greyish-green the Arthur M. Sackler Collections; New York, 1995, p.338, and a further vessel
patina with areas of green, russet and blue encrustation. in the Jane and Leopold Swergold Collection sold at Christie’s New York,
10Ω in. (26.7 cm.) diam. across the handle 15-16 March 2015, lot 3183, which has a similar wide spout, deep body and
animal-form handle.
£10,000-15,000 $14,000-20,000
€12,000-17,000
東周早期 青銅垂鱗竊曲紋匜
PROVENANCE
The collection of Felix Guggenheim (1904-1976), Beverly Hills, California. 來源:
With Rare Art, Inc., New York, before 14 January 1981.
An important private European collection. 美國加州貝弗利希爾斯重要藏家Felix Guggenheim (1904-
1976)私人珍藏
於1981年1月14日前購自美國紐約古董商Rare Art Inc.
重要歐洲私人珍藏

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