A PAIR OF BRONZE WINE VESSELS AND COVERS, BIANHU, WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY
拍卖行: Galerie Zacke
拍品描述
A PAIR OF BRONZE WINE VESSELS AND COVERS, BIANHU, WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY China, 475 BC-220 AD. Each vessel finely cast, the flattened oblong bodies supported on rectangular splayed feet and rising through rounded shoulders to tubular necks, fitted with domed covers surmounted by small knop finials. The shoulders are applied on either side with taotie-mask handles suspending loose rings. The broad faces are cast with a dense grid of rectangular panels enclosing lozenge-shaped motifs formed by distinctive bird heads with hooked beaks facing outward and further embellished with C-scrolls. The necks and covers are encircled by elaborate bands of scrolling decoration. (2) Dimensions: Height 26 cm, Length 27.3 cm (excl. cover), 29 cm (incl. cover) Literature comparison: Compare a closely related bronze flask with bird heads, dated to the Warring States period, 31.8 cm high, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, object number 中銅000945N000000000. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 9 November 2011, lot 389 Price: GBP 11,250 or approx. EUR 20,000 (for one) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and decoration. Note the related size (28 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 11 June 2021, lot 3104 Price: HKD 437,500 or approx. EUR 71,000 (for one) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and manner of casting. Note the size (31.5 cm) and the copper inlays.
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