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1 THE DING MU ZHI
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

cast to the interior of the vessel and cover with a two-character inscription reading Ding Mu (2)
西周初 丁母觶
銘文：
丁母
Height 6⅝ in., 17 cm

$ 60,000-80,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Collection of Qing Gaozong, Aisin Gioro Hongli, the 清高宗愛新覺羅弘曆收藏
Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736-1795). 清宮舊藏
Qing Court Collection. 方濬益 (1836-1899) 收藏
Collection of Fang Junyi (1836-1899). 李鴻裔 (1831-1885) 收藏
Collection of Li Hongyi (1831-1885). 張珩 (1915-1963) 收藏
Collection of Zhang Heng (1915-1963). 紐約私人收藏
New York Private Collection.

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