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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
          1103
          A RARE SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZHI
          LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
          The broad pear-shaped body is decorated around the neck with a narrow band of two
          taotie motifs centered by small fanges, and the pedestal foot is encircled by a narrow band
          of four ‘eyes’ centering diagonally-arranged scrolls. The bottom of the interior is cast with
          a two-character inscription, Fu Xin (Father Xin). The surface has a mottled pale-green patina
          with areas of cuprite encrustation.
          4Ω in. (11.4 cm.) high
          $30,000-50,000

          PROVENANCE
          Sotheby’s New York, 28-29 November 1994, lot 205.
          Sotheby’s New York, 23 March 2004, lot 581.
          商晚期/西周早期   父辛觶

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