Lot 3420. An Archaic Bronze Ritual Food Vessel, Ding, Late Shang Dynasty (1050-771 B.C.). H 16.1cm. With a Japanese wooden box. Estimate HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000 (USD 89,744 - 128,205). Sold Price: HKD 1,320,000 (USD 169,231). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

Provenance: Collection of Liang Shangchun (1888-1954 and after)
2. A Japanese private collection.

Literature: 1. Liang Shangchun, Yan ku jij in tu lu, (Catalogue of Auspicious Bronzes in the Yanku Studio), vol.1, Beijing, 1943, pl. 7
2. Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Yinzhou jinwen jicheng [Compendium of Yin and Zhou bronze inscriptions], vol. 4, Beijing, 1984-1994, no. 01710.
3. Wu Zhenfeng, Shangzhou qingtongqi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng [Compendium of inscriptions and images of bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties], vol. 2, Shanghai, 2012, no. 00967.