A pair of inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, Jue, Late Shang dynasty | 商末青銅獸面紋乙冉爵一對

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August 26, 03:01 AM GMT

Estimate

240,000 - 280,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Lady

A pair of inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, Jue,

Late Shang dynasty

女史珍藏

商末青銅獸面紋乙冉爵一對

inscribed yi ran

17 cm

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue Please note that there is an update on the condition report. 請注意以下拍品之修正請注意品相報告經更新及修正。

Acquired in Hong Kong, 7th October 2013 (HKD 368,000).
購於香港，2013年10月7日（港幣368,000）

Wu Zhenfeng, Shangzhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng [Compendium of Inscriptions and Images of Bronzes from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties], vol. 15, Shanghai, 2012, nos 07285 and 07286.

吳鎮烽，《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》，卷15，上海，2012年，編號 07285 及 07286

It is rare to find a pair of jue preserved in such good condition. The pictogram yi ran is found on other vessels. See another jue sold in our London rooms, 18th May 1973, lot 23.

A pair of inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, Jue, Late Shang dynasty | 商末 青銅獸面紋乙冉爵一對

A pair of inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, Jue, Late Shang dynasty | 商末青銅獸面紋乙冉爵一對