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A BRONZE GARLIC-HEAD BOTTLE, HU With Sogado & Co., Japan, before June 1982.
HAN DYNASTY (3RD CENTURY BC - 2ND CENTURY AD ) From an important private European collection.

漢 青銅蒜頭壺 Compare two bronze hu of similar form, but of slightly larger size, illustrated
by J. So in Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections,
The vessel is cast with a bulbous body rising to a tall cylindrical neck below the New York and Washington D.C, 1995, pp. 288-89, nos. 52 (38.7 cm. high)
mouth which is shaped as a lobed garlic bulb, all supported on a short foot. The and 52.2 (36.7 cm. high). Another example is in the National Palace Museum
centre of the underside of the base has a loop with a twisted rope design. The Taiwan, illustrated in Shang and Chou Dynasty Bronze Wine Vessels, Taipei,
bronze has a dark brownish-green patina with areas of encrustation. 1978, pp. 212-213, and p. 267.

14 in. (35.6 cm.) high 來源:
於1982年6月前購自日本古董商 Sogado & Co
£6,000-8,000 $9,400-12,000 重要歐洲私人珍藏
€8,300-11,000

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