A GOLD-INLAID BRONZE WINE VESSEL, HE, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD

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A GOLD-INLAID BRONZE WINE VESSEL, HE, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD China, c. 770-475 BC. The vessel of elliptical form, flanked by a pair of loop handles, the slightly waisted mouth collared by a gold-inlaid geometric border, the body similarly decorated with two gold-inlaid registers with interlocking dragons rendered in angular scrollwork, all supported on a short foot. Dimensions: Length 14.2 cm The inlay technique, which involves setting wire and sheets of precious metals such as gold, silver, or copper into prepared channels, appeared at the end of the Spring and Autumn period and became widespread during the Warring States period. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related gold-inlaid bronze He, Warring States period, in the National Museum of China, Beijing. Compare a closely related bronze cup, with recesses indicating it was originally inlaid, dated approx. 500-400 BC, 14.6 cm wide, in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B60B720. Compare a closely related gold inlaid bronze bowl, dated to the Warring States period, in the Shanxi Museum. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9 October 2022, lot 134 Mid-estimate: HKD 500,000 or approx. EUR 59,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar gold inlaid decoration. Note the size (17.3 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 16 April 2026, lot 89 Price: EUR 7,800 Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar gold inlaid decoration. Note the size (14.7 cm).

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