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An Archaic Bronze Rectangular Food Vessel, Fangding
Height 8 7/8 x width 6 3/8 x depth 5 1/8 in, 22.5 x 16.2 x 13 cm.
Estimate: $150,000-$200,000
Sold
$390,000
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Height 8 7/8 x width 6 3/8 x depth 5 1/8 in, 22.5 x 16.2 x 13 cm.
Description
An Archaic Bronze Rectangular Food Vessel, Fangding
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
西周中期 青銅饕餮紋散姬方鼎
銘文:散姬作尊鼎
the deep body cast of rectangular form and raised on four columnar legs, the shorter sides of the vessel are surmounted by inverted 'u' shape bail handles of equal width with the mouth rim. Cast with eight toothed flanges at the corners and center of each exterior wall delineating crisply cast taotie masks on a leiwen ground. The deep walls of the interior bearing a five-character inscription. The whole with deep patina and attractive green encrustations.
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銘文:散姬作尊鼎
the deep body cast of rectangular form and raised on four columnar legs, the shorter sides of the vessel are surmounted by inverted 'u' shape bail handles of equal width with the mouth rim. Cast with eight toothed flanges at the corners and center of each exterior wall delineating crisply cast taotie masks on a leiwen ground. The deep walls of the interior bearing a five-character inscription. The whole with deep patina and attractive green encrustations.
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Height 8 7/8 x width 6 3/8 x depth 5 1/8 in, 22.5 x 16.2 x 13 cm.
Property from a Private Northeastern Collection
Condition
In good condition, the exterior showing signs of wear consistent with age and layers of encrustations: the interior predominantly grey, the exterior malachite and deep ruddy tones at the legs and loop handles. Old restorations to the upper mid sections of three legs, and most readily apparent to the underside of one foot. Please consult photos taken under UV light. Weight 4 lb 1 oz.
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Provenance
Provenance:
The Liu Tizhi (1879-1962) Collection, prior to 1934.
劉體智(1879-1962)舊藏
Literature:
LIU, Tizhi. Xiaojiaojinge jinwen taben (Rubbings of Archaic Bronze Inscriptions at the Xiaojiaojinge Studio), 1935, vol. 2, p.33.4
LUO, Zhenyu. Zhensongtang jigu yiwen xubian (Supplement to the Gathering of ancient Writings at the Zhensongtang Studio), 1934, vol. 2, p. 28.3. (inscription).
LUO, Zhenyu. Sandai jijin wencun (Surviving Writings from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties), 1937, vol. 2, p. 51.1 (inscription).
YAN, Yiping. Jinwen Zongji (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions), Taipei, 1983, no. 0701 (inscription).
The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Yinzhou jinwen jicheng (Compendium of Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions), Beijing, 1984, no. 02029.
WANG, Xiantang. Guoshi jinshizhi gao (Manuscript of archaic bronze in Chinese history), Qingdao, 2004, no. 2083.
WU, Zhenfeng. Shangzhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng (Compendium of Inscriptions and Images of Bronzes from Shang and Zhou Dynasties), Shanghai, 2012, no. 01440.
LI, Chaoyuan. Zhouyuan yizhi yu Xizhou tongqi jinzhan de yanjiu, Beijing, Zhongguo Wenwubao, 2004.4.30, p. 7.
CHEN, Yingfei. Tsinghua Bamboo Slips Liangchen San Yisheng yu Xizhou jinwen zhong de Sanshi, Beijing, 2016.
著錄:
劉體智《小校經閣金文拓本》,1935年,卷二,頁33.4
羅振玉《貞松堂集古遺文續編》,1934年,卷二,頁28.3
羅振玉《三代吉金文存》,1937年,卷二,頁51.1
言一萍《金文總集》,臺北,1983年,編號0701
中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》,北京,1984年,編號02029
王獻唐《國史金石志稿》,青島,2004年,編號2083
吳鎮烽《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》,上海,2012年,編號01440
李朝遠《周原遺址與西周銅器研究的進展——從<州原遺址與西周銅器>談起》,《中國文物報》,北京,2004年4月30日,頁7
陳穎飛《清華簡<良臣>散宜生與西周金文中的散氏》,北京,2016年9月,清華大學出土文獻研究與保護中心,《出土文獻·第九輯》
The Liu Tizhi (1879-1962) Collection, prior to 1934.
劉體智(1879-1962)舊藏
Literature:
LIU, Tizhi. Xiaojiaojinge jinwen taben (Rubbings of Archaic Bronze Inscriptions at the Xiaojiaojinge Studio), 1935, vol. 2, p.33.4
LUO, Zhenyu. Zhensongtang jigu yiwen xubian (Supplement to the Gathering of ancient Writings at the Zhensongtang Studio), 1934, vol. 2, p. 28.3. (inscription).
LUO, Zhenyu. Sandai jijin wencun (Surviving Writings from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties), 1937, vol. 2, p. 51.1 (inscription).
YAN, Yiping. Jinwen Zongji (Corpus of Bronze Inscriptions), Taipei, 1983, no. 0701 (inscription).
The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Yinzhou jinwen jicheng (Compendium of Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions), Beijing, 1984, no. 02029.
WANG, Xiantang. Guoshi jinshizhi gao (Manuscript of archaic bronze in Chinese history), Qingdao, 2004, no. 2083.
WU, Zhenfeng. Shangzhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng (Compendium of Inscriptions and Images of Bronzes from Shang and Zhou Dynasties), Shanghai, 2012, no. 01440.
LI, Chaoyuan. Zhouyuan yizhi yu Xizhou tongqi jinzhan de yanjiu, Beijing, Zhongguo Wenwubao, 2004.4.30, p. 7.
CHEN, Yingfei. Tsinghua Bamboo Slips Liangchen San Yisheng yu Xizhou jinwen zhong de Sanshi, Beijing, 2016.
著錄:
劉體智《小校經閣金文拓本》,1935年,卷二,頁33.4
羅振玉《貞松堂集古遺文續編》,1934年,卷二,頁28.3
羅振玉《三代吉金文存》,1937年,卷二,頁51.1
言一萍《金文總集》,臺北,1983年,編號0701
中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》,北京,1984年,編號02029
王獻唐《國史金石志稿》,青島,2004年,編號2083
吳鎮烽《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》,上海,2012年,編號01440
李朝遠《周原遺址與西周銅器研究的進展——從<州原遺址與西周銅器>談起》,《中國文物報》,北京,2004年4月30日,頁7
陳穎飛《清華簡<良臣>散宜生與西周金文中的散氏》,北京,2016年9月,清華大學出土文獻研究與保護中心,《出土文獻·第九輯》