Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York, 2012.

Lot 1056. An archaic bronze ritual water vessel, Yu, Late Shang dynasty (581-907); d. 26.2 cm, h. 18 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 120,000 HKD. Unsold. (C) 2021 Sotheby's

Provenance: Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, 2012.

Lot 1058. A pair of inscribed yi ran archaic bronze ritual wine vessels, Jue, Late Shang dynasty (581-907); 17 cm. Estimate: 240,000 - 280,000 HKD. Lot sold 945,000 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 7th October 2013 (HKD 368,000).

Literature: Wu Zhenfeng, Shangzhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng [Compendium of Inscriptions and Images of Bronzes from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties], vol. 15, Shanghai, 2012, nos 07285 and 07286.

Note: It is rare to find a pair of jue preserved in such good condition. The pictogram yi ran is found on other vessels. See another jue sold in our London rooms, 18th May 1973, lot 23.

Lot 1075. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Gu, Late Shang dynasty (581-907); 30 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 302,400 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's

Provenance: Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, 2010.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021