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.

Provenance

Acquired 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.

Literature

Cf. Song, L., Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, p.50, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1931