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The three-character inscription beneath the
handle Shi Fu Gui; may be read as a dedication to
Fu Gui , ‘Father Gui’ preceded by the character Shi,
literally ‘Scribe’.

A Shang Dynasty jue of this form with deep
body, short legs and with similar ornamentation
of two registers of taotie scrolls is illustrated in
Masterworks of Chinese Bronze in the National
Palace Museum, National Palace Museum Taiwan,
1973, Japan, pl.44; the Zi Fu Xin Jue.

A similar jue decorated with two registers of
taotie scrolls but with a longer inscription sold at
Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1102.

See also a jue with very similar decoration on the
main register and under the spout, illustrated by J.
Rawson in Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the
Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Washington D.C,
1990, vol.IIB, pp.639-639, no. 105.

來源:
美國夏威夷檀香山藏家Dr. Kyoshi Hosoi
私人舊藏
於1982年6月前購自美國紐約古董商Rare
Art，Inc
重要歐洲私人珍藏

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