Lot Essay
See a similar vessel and cover, also dating to the Warring States period which sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 2072.
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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Details
A BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The deep, globular body is raised on three cabriole legs and has two upright handles decorated with bands of angular scrolls. The sides are cast with two bands of angular tightly arranged interlocking dragon scrolls. The domed cover is decorated with related bands, separated by three ring handles. The surface is mottled with azurite and malachite encrustations.
13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm.) wide
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The deep, globular body is raised on three cabriole legs and has two upright handles decorated with bands of angular scrolls. The sides are cast with two bands of angular tightly arranged interlocking dragon scrolls. The domed cover is decorated with related bands, separated by three ring handles. The surface is mottled with azurite and malachite encrustations.
13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 23 May 1972, lot 5.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
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