Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC)

Lot 312. A set of six gold 'frog' chariot ornaments, Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC). Each 2.2cm (7/8in) long; Weight 44.8 grams overall. Sold for HK$28,050 © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2000s. Note: Compare a set of gold ornaments from Spring and Autumn period, illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji: gongyi meishu bian 10, Beijing, 1996, p.4, pl.7.  Bonhams. AUTUMN SALE OF CHINESE ART A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, Hong Kong, 25 November – 16... [Lire la suite]

Lot 304. A rare set of bronze water vessel and stand, yi, Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC); 20cm (7 7/8in) wide (2). Sold for HK$114,750 . © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Ikeda Gallery, Japan, 1990s. Bonhams. AUTUMN SALE OF CHINESE ART A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, Hong Kong, 25 November – 16 December 2022

Lot 105. A massive archaic bronze vessel and cover, hu, Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC); 72cm (28 3/8in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 3,153,000 (Est: HKD 3,000,000 - HKD 4,000,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The compressed pear-shaped body supported on a tall spreading foot, crisply cast on a leiwen ground with two undulating wave bands enclosing detached C-scrolls and O-shapes around the lower bulging body, below a smaller register of stylized dragons and another wave band at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. A bronze food vessel, gui, Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BC); 14.3cm (5 3/4in) high; 24.5cm (9 1/2in) wide. (2). Sold for HKD 255,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The rounded body raised on a hollow pedestal foot terminating in a straight footrim, cast below the gently everted rim with a border filled with fire and four-petal leaves patterns bisected by animal-masks in high relief on two sides, interrupted on the other sides by two loop... [Lire la suite]

Bronze divine beast, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC), Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC). Height 48 cm, length 47 cm, width 27 cm. Excavated from the Xujialing Chu tomb, Xichuan, Henan, 1990. Collection of the Henan Museum. The entire vessel is composed of three similarly depicted divine beasts. The larger one has a dragon's head with six serpentine dragons as horns, a tiger's body, and a tortoise's foot, with its mouth open and its teeth sharpened. On the spine is a foot-deformed divine beast, also with a dragon's head and a... [Lire la suite]

Bronze tripod of "Wang Ziwu" with dagger, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC), Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC), 67cm high, 66cm diameter. Excavated in 1978 from Tomb No. 2, Xiasi, Xichuan, Henan. Collection of the Henan Museum. The tripod has flared, curved, standing ears and a flat base with a hoof-shaped foot. The outside of the abdomen is decorated with six three-dimensional monsters, and the mouth rim to the abdomen is decorated with coiled chi dragons and pendant scales. The upper part of the foot is decorated with... [Lire la suite]

Dragon openwork bronze altar, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC), Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC), 21.9 cm high, 35.5 cm long, 21 cm wide. Excavated from Tomb No. 2, Xiasi, Xichuan, Henan, 1978. Collection of the Henan Museum The surface is nearly rectangular and curved, with the ends slightly upward and the long sides slightly curved inward. The surface and feet are decorated with an openwork abstract dragon design. The chopsticks were used as a table for cutting meat. In the Dialects, "chopsticks" are also... [Lire la suite]

Lot 80. An archaic bronze wine vessel, lei, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC). H. 25 cm, 9 7/8 in. ; L. 29 cm, 11 3/8 in. Lot sold: 40,320 EUR (Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a European private collection. Provenance: Galerie 41, Monaco, 2nd May 2006.  Note: The intricate pattern sensitively cast on this piece is extraordinary, showcasing the virtuosity of the casters from the Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256... [Lire la suite]

Lot 846. A pair of archaic jade toggles, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); 16.1 and 15.4 cm. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: A Taiwanese private collection. Sotheby's.Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021

Lot 839. A turquoise-inlaid archaic bronze 'dragon' chariot fitting, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); h. 13.7 cm. Lot sold: 44,100 HKD (Estimate: 30,000-50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, circa 2000. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021