18 septembre 2023
Painted Gilded Wood Bodhisattva, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Painted Gilden Wood Bodhisattva, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Collection of Shanghai Museum.18 septembre 2023
Archaic bronze from Shang dynasty to be sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2023
Lot 232. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel (ding), Shang dynasty, Erligang culture. Height 24.4 cm. Estimate 50,000 - 70,000 USD. Unsold. © Sotheby's 2023
Provenance: Japanese Private Collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.Ikeda Kobijutsu, Tokyo.
Note: This type of ding with pointed legs is characteristic of ritual bronzes from the pre-Anyang period of the Shang dynasty, but the band of decoration on the current vessel is broader and particularly crisp. Compare... [Lire la suite]