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64. Ritual bronze wine vessel zun
Late Shang dynasty or early Western Zhou dynasty, circa 11 century bc.
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商代晚期 — 西周早期幾何紋青銅尊
Height: 27 cm
Provenance: Published:
▪ Sotheby’s, New York, 4 December 1984, lot no. 16. ▪ Sotheby’s, New York, 4 December 1984, lot no. 16.
▪ Christian Deydier / Oriental Bronzes Ltd., London, ▪ Christie’s, New York, 19 March 2008, lot no. 497.
U.K. ▪ Wang Tao, Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang
▪ G. Croës, Brussels, Belgium. Collection, London 2009, p. 140 – 141, no. 64.
▪ Private European Collection.
▪ Christie’s, New York, 19 March 2008, lot no. 497. Note:
▪ Galerie Christian Deydier, Paris France. ▪ This zun, rare in its shape and decoration, is relatively
difficult to date with precision, since a very similar
Exhibited: piece excavated at Anyang, could be dated to the
▪ Sotheby’s, New York, 4 December 1984, catalogue beginning of the Western Zhou.
no. 16.
▪ Christie’s, New York, 19 March 2008, catalogue
no. 497.
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