Auction 82
Oct 18, 2020
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Italy
Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
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- I lotti verranno aggiudicati definitivamente in sala durante l’asta che si svolgerà il 18 ottobre 2020 dalle ore 11:00 CEST per i lotti 1-202 e dalle ore 15.00 CEST per i lotti 203 - 470 presso Crespi Bonsai Museum in S.S del Sempione, 37 20015 Parabiago.
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LOT 9:
A RITUAL BRONZE INSCRIBED CAULDRON, DINGChina, Western Zhou dynasty Supported by three ...
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Sold for: €8,000
Start price:
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4,200
Estimated price:
€7,000 - €8,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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A RITUAL BRONZE INSCRIBED CAULDRON, DING
China, Western Zhou dynasty
Supported by three tubular legs, the container slightly more rounded in the lower area, a thin horizontal relief band divides the body from the neck, two handles to the edge of the mouth.
16,5 cm high
Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from a private collector in Bruxelles between 1995 and 2000.
The presence of inscriptions in ritual bronzes is witnessed already in the Shang era, although they were very short texts, and it is very widespread even in the Zhou dynasty, when the number of characters increased considerably. Usually they refer to the deceased to whom the object is dedicated, but short texts can be found concerning the clan or even the type of vase in question.
Despite being undecorated, this ding is characterized by a sophisticated formal elegance and a marked balance in the overall dimensions.
* Scientific analyzes carried out on the 15thof November 1999 by the Brussels Art Laboratory. Nuclear Section. Institut Superieur Industriel de Bruxelles confirm the proposed dating.
