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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG HSIANG-HSI (inscription)
2003
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
The vessel is raised on three blade-shaped legs and is crisply cast in relief on the deep sides with
two taotie masks reserved on a leiwen band, one separated by a fange, and the other by two
characters, Fu Ji (Father Ji) cast under the handle. A pair of semi-circular posts surmounted by
whorl-cast conical caps rises from the rim. The surface has a mottled green patina with some
malachite encrustation.
7√ in. (20 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and thence by
descent within the family.
晚商 青銅「父己」爵
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