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Bronze He Water Vessel with Beast Leggs, Chunqiu Period (771-476 BC). Unearthed from Lijialou in Xinzheng, He'nan Province. Collection of He'nan Museum.

  Lot 205. A gold and silver-inlaid archaistic bronze censer, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Width 31.5 cm, 12⅜ in. Lot sold: £13,860 (Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. cast beneath the handle with a three-character inscription reading Wo Fu Ji. Property from the Grasset collection. Provenance: Christie's London, 8th December 1986, lot 385. Note: The rise of Neoconfucianism in the Song dynasty (960-1279) led to a revival of interest in archaic bronze vessels,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 189. An archaic bronze ritual pouring vessel, he, Eastern Zhou dynasty; l. 24.5 cm, overall h. 23.3 cm. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the globular body supported on three cabriole feet, the body cast with four registers divided by raised bands, the shoulder set with a bird-form spout with a hinged upper beak to facilitate pouring, all surmounted by an arched handle modelled as a double-headed serpent, attached to a loop... [Lire la suite]

Lot 714. A rare bronze ritual tripod pouring vessel and cover, he, Late Shang dynasty-early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BC; 12 1⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) high. Price realised USD 107,100 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's 2022 The pear-shaped body is subtly lobed and cast with a double-line border above the three legs. The neck is cast with taotie masks between the top of the handle and the diagonally upright spout. The domed cover is cast below the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 168. A bronze ewer, he, Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC), length 26.5 cm. Sold: CHF160,000 (Est: CHF60,000 - CHF80,000). © Koller Bronze with russet and green patina, copper inlays in the shape of dragons and geometric patterns and small turquoise inlays. Chain between cover and handle is lost. Minor restorations. Provenance: G. F. Reber collection, Lugano. Purchased with Yamanaka 1927 (Original invoice is at the Central Archive of German and International Art trade, Cologne). Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 834. A rare archaic bronze ritual pouring vessel, he, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9); h. 22.6 cm, w. 28 cm. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD (Estimate: 100,000-150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, early 2000s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021

Lot 1045. A copper-inlaid ritual bronze wine vessel and cover, Hu, Warring States period (475–221 BC); h. 22.5 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold: 151,200 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Provenance: Acquired in Tokyo, 2012. Lot 1062. A pair of archaic bronze ritual food vessels and covers, Gui, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC); w. 26.5 cm. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD. (C)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5064. An archaic bronze wine vessel and cover, he, Spring and Autumn period  (771-476 BC); h. 20.5 cm, with two X-rays. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Muwen Tang collection. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

 Lot 1509. A copper-inlaid bronze ritual tripod pouring vessel, he, Warring States period (475-221 BC); 11 ½ in. (29.1 cm.) long. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 187,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The vessel is cast in relief with three bands of confronted birds, the body of one inverted, bordered by narrow, copper-inlaid bands of continuous scrolls, and is supported on three legs, each in the form of a bird with spread wings perched on the shoulders of a crouching humanoid... [Lire la suite]

Lot 466. A fine and rare archaic bronze ritual ewer and cover, he, Eastern Zhou dynasty; 25.6cm high. Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000. Sold for HK$ 600,000 (€ 71,519). Courtesy Bonhams Cast on three straight feet flattened at the ends and issuing from raised animal head finials, the vessel of a compressed globular form with two raised horizontal ribs featuring three bands of frieze decorated with archaistic scrolls and kui dragons in relief, one side showing a slender 'S'-shaped mythical beast spout, the shoulders... [Lire la suite]