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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 22, 2019 | Christie's | New York | Power and Prestige: Important Early Chinese Ritual Bronzes from a Distinguished European Collection | 1511 | $****** - ****** | THE JIA FANGHU A RARE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER |
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26.7 cm (10.5 in)
The Liu Tizhi (1879-1962) Collection, prior to 1934.
J.T. Tai and Co., New York, 1980.
Liu Tizhi, Shanzhai jijin lu (The Records of Auspicious Bronzes in the Shanzhai Studio), 1934, vol. 4, p. 45.
Luo Zhenyu, Zhensongtang jigu yiwen xubian (Supplement to the Gathering of Ancient Writings at the Zhensongtang Studio), 1934, vol. 2, p. 11 (inscription only).
Wang Chen, Xu Yinwencun (Continuation of the Surviving Writings from the Yin Dynasty), 1935, vol. 1, p. 64 (inscription only).
Liu Tizhi, Xiaojiaojinge jinwen taben (Rubbings of Archaic Bronze Inscriptions at the Xiaojiaojingge Studio), 1935, vol. 4, p. 73 (inscription only).
Luo Zhenyu, Sandai jijin wencun (Surviving Writings from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties), 1937, vol. 12, p. 4 (inscription only).
Yan Yiping, Jinwen Zongji (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions), Taipei, 1983, no. 5645 (inscription only).
The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Yinzhou jinnuen jicheng (Compendium of Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions), Beijing, 1984, no. 9533 (inscriptions only).
Wu Zhenfeng, Shangzhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng (Compendium of Inscriptions and Images of Bronzes from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties), Shanghai, 2012, no. 12108.
The pear-shaped body is raised on a pedestal foot, and the sides are cast in high relief with strapwork interrupted by a pair of lug handles on the narrow sides. The cover has a deep collar and rounded sides below the crown. A four-character inscription is cast on both the interior base of the vessel and the interior of the cover. The bronze has a smooth milky-green patina.
