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A VERY RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD STEAMER, Square yan with four feet was evolved from the tripod yan, which was
FANGYAN popular in the Spring and Autumn Period, but few examples survive
Spring and Autumn Period today. Compare with a closely related square yan, early Spring and
The lower body divided into four bulbous lobes tapering to four Autumn Period, in the Agriculture Museum, Beijing, which is illustrated
columnar feet, and set with two handles on the sides, below a cuboid in The Complete Collection of Bronzes Unearthed in China, Beijing,
upper body flaring to a straight mouth rim, the exterior cast with two 2019, vol.12, pl.203. Compare with another related square yan, same
bands of stylised kui dragons and set with two long upturned handles, period, in the Archaeology Academy of Shannxi, see ibid, vol.17,
patinated with bluish encrustations, box. pl.594.
40.1cm (15 3/4in) high (2).
甑鬲分體，甑長方體，直口，身束收直壁，左右方立耳，腹部飾兩圈寬
HKD350,000 - 450,000 帶變體夔龍紋及竊曲紋，鬲折沿，短直頸，四袋足下接馬蹄足，器身漫
US$45,000 - 58,000 發藍鏽。

春秋 青銅夔龍紋四足方甗 四足方甗主要流行於兩周之間，時間短暫，存世稀少。可參見兩件春
秋早期方甗，一件藏於中國農業博物館，見《中國出土青銅器全集》，
Provenance: 北京，2019年，卷12，編號203；一件藏於陝西考古研究所，見前書，卷
A Japanese private collection 17，編號594。
Acquired in Osaka, Japan, 7 December 2011

來源:
日本私人舊藏
2011年12月7日購於日本大阪

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