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A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND The shape and intricate dragon designs of the present vessel are
COVER, FU features typical of bronze vessels of the Eastern Zhou dynasty. A
Warring States similar bronze fu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, excavated in Henan Province,
The vessel of trapezoidal form, the shallow flared sides with galleried is illustrated in Historical Relics Unearthed in New China, Beijing,
rim, supported on a widely splayed base pierced with four lappet- 1972, pl.61; another bronze fu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, excavated in
shaped ovals forming corner feet, finely decorated in low relief with Henan Province, is illustrated by W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes,
entwined ‘c’ scrolls in horizontal bands forming an overall design on London, 1962, pl.56.
the exterior within plain borders, the narrow sides flanked by a pair of
loop handles shaped as dragons with scaly bodies, the cover similarly
cast in conforming shape and decoration, the bronze with areas of
green and brown encrustation, collector box.
39.5cm (15 1/2in) wide (4).
£40,000 - 60,000
CNY360,000 - 530,000
戰國 青銅卷雲紋簠

Provenance: a Dutch private collection
A European private collection

來源： 荷蘭私人舊藏
歐洲私人收藏

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