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BOÎTE CYLINDRIQUE COUVERTE EN
BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE À DÉCOR INCISÉ
Dynastie des Zhou orientaux (770-221 avant
J.-C)

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE INCISED-
DECORATED CYLINDRICAL BOX AND
COVER
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC)
The unusual box decorated with incised
designs of mythical birds and other creatures
with two circular hoops for attachment.
8.5cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).
€800 - 1,200

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

The present box may have been used to
store needles and threads. Compare a similar
example, late Zhou dynasty, formerly in the
collection of Dr Franco Vannotti, illustrated
in Mostra d’Arte Cinese / Exhibition of
Chinese Art, Venice, 1954, p.36, no.74, and
a related cylindrical box and cover, Eastern
Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson
and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos
20 Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 128-129,
no.37.
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COUTEAU EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE, Provenance: A related rare bronze cylindrical box and
DAO Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired cover, Warring states period, was sold at
Dynastie des Zhou orientaux/Han (770 avant prior to 1935 Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2022, lot 44.
J.-C – 220 ap. J.-C) Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
東周 青銅鳥獸紋蓋筒
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE KNIFE, DAO 東周/漢 青銅環首刀
Eastern Zhou/Han Dynasty (770 BC-220 AD) 來源：
Cast with a curved blade and ring handle. 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
28cm (11in) long. 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏， 於1935年前入藏
於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
€500 - 800 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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