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CHINA, Zhou Dynasty Rare bronze vase, Zun
Mounted on a high …
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CHINA, Zhou Dynasty Rare bronze vase, Zun
Mounted on a high …
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
CHINA, Zhou Dynasty
Rare bronze vase, Zun
Mounted on a high foot, the wide, quadrangular body is surmounted by a neck that flares wide at the opening. It features a fine incised decoration of taotie masks, highlighted by raised edges on the rim. It is flanked on the shoulder by zoomorphic handles in the form of horned heads and chimeras. Two archaic characters are incised on the base. The whole has a green patina.
Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
(Oxidation)
Provenance: Former family collection. The object may have come from one of the present owner's great-grandfathers, born in 1873, a non-commissioned officer trained at Saint-Cyr, who spent time in Asia from 1898. Present in China from 1901, where he stayed for over ten years, he brought back many objects during his travels, as non-commissioned officers were able to keep certain gifts received from their superiors. These objects were then passed down through the generations.
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