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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, DING Provenance: acquired from R & V Tregaskis, Sydney, on 5 May 2000,
Warring States Period no.1518
The vessel of globular form, supported by three legs, the shoulder The Reid Collection
with two upright rectangular loop handles, the exterior decorated
with friezes of interlocking zoomorphic geometric spirals and stylised 來源：
dragons, the patterns repeated on the domed cover surmounted 於2000年5月5日購自悉尼古董商R & V Tregaskis，編號1518
by three ring knobs, the bronze with a green patina and patches of Reid 收藏
malachite encrustration.
28cm (11in) high. A similar but larger ding in the Avery Brundage Collection is illustrated
by R.L.Lefebvre d’Argencé, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Berkeley, 1966,
£20,000 - 40,000 pl.39; a similar but larger bronze ding vessel, Eastern Zhou dynasty,
was sold at Christie’s New York, 22 April 1999, lot 191.
CNY180,000 - 360,000
戰國 青銅獸帶紋蓋鼎
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
