wine vessel

Wine Vessel (Zun) in the Form of a Goose, Han dynasty, 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E. Bronze, 11 1/2 x 6 3/16 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 15.7 x 44.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 54.145a-b.

Lot 103. An archaic bronze wine vessel, gu, Late Shang Dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC); 45cm (17 3/4in) high. Sold for HKD 318,000 (Est: HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Of slender waisted form, finely cast around the mid-section and splayed foot with pairs of taotie masks with raised eyes on a fine leiwen ground, the taotie on the splayed foot further enhanced with an openwork design, centered by notched flanges and divided by a pair of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 101. A rare archaic bronze wine vessel, jiao, Late Shang Dynasty; 21.5cm (8 1/2in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 1,011,000 (Est: HKD 600,000 - HKD 900,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The deep U-shaped body rising from three splayed triangular blade legs to two flaring points, finely cast on each side with a taotie mask detailed with protruding eyes reserved on an intricate leiwen ground, divided on one side by a notched flange, and on the other by a vertical panel cast with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 155. An archaic copper-inlaid bronze wine vessel, bianhu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 31.1 cm, w. 31 cm. Lot sold: 945,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the flattened oval body raised on a spreading rectangular foot, each side crisply cast in low relief with nineteen panels arranged in five rows and divided by raised borders inlaid with copper sheet, each panel enclosing a dense pattern of interlocking dragons, the shoulder cast... [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 153. An archaic bronze vessel, gui, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou; 7in (17.8cm) across, cloth wrap, wood box. Sold for US$ 24,062 (€ 20,546). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Of deep bowl form with an everted rim and high waisted foot, the central band cast with short pointed bosses each set into a leiwen patterned ground below narrow frieze of leiwen and zoomorphs under the flared rim and more widely spaced taotie masks at the waisted foot, malachite and earthen... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 151. An archaic bronze wine vessel, Gu, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou, 13th-11th centuries BCE; 9 ½in (24.1cm) high. Estimate US$ 50,000 - 70,000  (€ 42,000 - 59,000). Sold for US$ 50,312 (€ 42,961). © Bonhams 2001-2021 With a deep u-shaped body cast in a band below the rim with a dense leiwen-like ground with low-relief vertical flanges suggesting dissolved horned-taotie and with a snake-like row of small bosses on each side, supported on three angled pointed... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 148. An archaic bronze wine vessel, Gu, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou, 13th-11th centuries BCE; 10in (25.4cm) high. Estimate US$ 70,000 - 90,000  (€ 59,000 - 76,000). Unsold. © Bonhams 2001-2021 The central drum-shaped section and the lower body brilliantly and finely cast with a tight leiwen ground with occasional small bosses indicating taotie and simplified dragon motives, the central section and short spreading foot divided by a thin band pierced... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3104.  A bronze copper-inlaid wine vessel, bianhu, Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC); 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000. Price Realised HKD 437,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, December 1998. Christie’s. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, 27 May-11 June 2021

Lot 151. A rare archaic bronze wine vessel, Gu, Shang Dynasty; 26.5cm (10 1/2in) high. Estimate HK$ 200,000-300,000. Sold for HK$ 402,500 (€ 42,819). Photo: Bonhams. The flaring trumpet neck cast with four S-scroll-filled leaves above a band of stylised cicadas, the central section cast with two taotie masks bisected by vertical flanges, the spreading foot cast with four stylised half-taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, with a crisply-cast three-character pictogram inside the... [Lire la suite]