A small elegant bronze vase of ji or duan type. Early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11. Jh. - image-1

Lot 345 Dα

A small elegant bronze vase of ji or duan type. Early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11. Jh.

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
07.12.2019, 11:00 - Tibet/Nepal, China
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)
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A small elegant bronze vase of ji or duan type. Early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11. Jh.

Of elongated pear shape, on a high splayed foot. Strong green-mottled patina. Restored.
Height 20.1 cm

Literature

Compare similar vases in the Rietbergmuseum, illustrated in Helmut Brinker, Bronzen aus dem alten China, Zürich 1975, p. 90-91. See also Albert J. Koop, Frühe chinesische Bronzen, Berlin 1924, plate 54 B