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LOT 1931
Archaic Chinese Shang Bronze Jiu
SHANG DYNASTY, 1600-1046 B.C. AND LATER
8 1/2 in. (735 grams, 21.5 cm high).
Tripod wine vessel with rounded body and three swept legs, broad lip to the neck and U-section spout, two domed studs to the rim, band of reserved text and single lateral strap handle; some restoration.
ProvenanceAcquired from George Horan Oriental Antiques, Kensington Church Street, London, UK, 1950-1960.
From an important New Zealand collection, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a handwritten cataloguing page which includes an old George Horan business card and an image of the piece on display.
Cf. Song, L., Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, p.50, for type.
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