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Rare récipient tripode en bronze, ding Dynastie Shang, XIIE siècle av. J.-C.
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description
- archaic bronze
la panse ronde peu profonde posée sur trois hauts pieds élancés en forme d'oiseaux stylisés, le pourtour extérieur moulé d'une bande à décor de trois masques de taotie, le bord agrémenté de deux anses en forme de U renversé, une inscription à un caractère à l'intérieur
Provenance
Acquired in China in the 1930s.
Thence in the family by descent.
Thence in the family by descent.
Exhibited
On loan to the Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne, 1970-2013.
Condition
Two of the vessel's three legs may have been reattached to the body. Otherwise the vessel is in overall good condition. The patina is a light green colour, smooth in places with some darker areas of encrustation particularly to the lower legs, the rim and inside the vessel.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Bronze vessels in the form of a Ding supported on high blade-like feet are based on Neolithic pottery vessel forms unearthed in Henan province. The same form cast in bronze first appeard in the early Shang period, with a deep rounded body set on short flat feet, compare Zhongguo meishu fenlei quanji. Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji, vol. I: Xia, Shang, Beijing, 1996, pls. 38 and 39. By the late Shang period, vessels of this type were more commonly cast with a more shallow bowl resting on high blade-like in the form of stylised dragons or birds with eyes cast in relief as several examples excavated from sites in and around Anyang in Henan province illustrate, see Zhongguo meishu fenlei quanji. Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji, vol. II: Shang, Beijing, 1996, pls. 53-57. On the development of this archaic bronze vessel form, see Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987, pp. 448-449.