2nd Jun, 2023 11:00
Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A RARE BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, LIAN, HAN DYNASTY
漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
China, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD. The deep cylindrical body supported on three crouching bear-shaped legs and cast with three strapwork bands, the central band divided by a raised fillet below the two taotie masks suspending loose rings (one lost). The fitted domed cover with three recumbent dogs, encircled by a band of neatly incised animals, enclosing a similarly incised foliate design centered by a loop handle with a ring.
Provenance: From a German private collection, assembled before 1990.
Condition: Condition commensurate with age, still displaying remarkably well. Extensive wear, losses, dents, scratches, old repairs and fills, encrustations, corrosion, signs of weathering and erosion.
Weight: 2,989 g
Dimensions: Diameter 23.5 cm, Height 24.4 cm
Expert’s note: It is rare to find a Han-dynasty lian vessel with a matching cover.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 October 2003, lot 370
Price: USD 5,700 or approx. EUR 8,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of Chinese archaic bronze tripod vessels, Lian, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration with similar crouching bear-shaped legs, strapwork bands, and taotie handles. Note that the lot comprises two vessels, each of which is missing the cover. Note the diameter (22.2 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 195
Price: USD 62,500 or approx. EUR 74,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An archaic bronze vessel and cover (lian), Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and related decoration with similar taotie handles. Note the diameter (22.2 cm).
漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
中國，公元前二世紀至公元二世紀。深圓柱體，三個熊形足，器身三道弦紋，飾饕餮紋啣活環（一個丟失）。圓蓋上有三隻臥犬，中央一個圓環鈕。
來源：德國私人收藏，建立於1990年前。
品相：品相良好，大面積磨損、凹痕、劃痕、小修和結殼、風化和侵蝕的跡象。
重量：2,989 克
尺寸：直徑23.5 厘米，高24.4 厘米
專家注釋：漢代的蓋子相配實屬難得一見。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2003年10月22日，lot 370
價格：USD 5,700（相當於今日EUR 8,300）
描述：一對漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和熊形足，帶狀紋和饕餮手柄。請注意此為一對三足蓋爐，蓋皆遺失。請注意直徑(22.2 厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2011年3月22日，lot 195
價格：USD 62,500（相當於今日EUR 74,500）
描述：漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和相近饕餮手柄。請注意直徑(22.2 厘米)。
China, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD. The deep cylindrical body supported on three crouching bear-shaped legs and cast with three strapwork bands, the central band divided by a raised fillet below the two taotie masks suspending loose rings (one lost). The fitted domed cover with three recumbent dogs, encircled by a band of neatly incised animals, enclosing a similarly incised foliate design centered by a loop handle with a ring.
Provenance: From a German private collection, assembled before 1990.
Condition: Condition commensurate with age, still displaying remarkably well. Extensive wear, losses, dents, scratches, old repairs and fills, encrustations, corrosion, signs of weathering and erosion.
Weight: 2,989 g
Dimensions: Diameter 23.5 cm, Height 24.4 cm
Expert’s note: It is rare to find a Han-dynasty lian vessel with a matching cover.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 October 2003, lot 370
Price: USD 5,700 or approx. EUR 8,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of Chinese archaic bronze tripod vessels, Lian, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration with similar crouching bear-shaped legs, strapwork bands, and taotie handles. Note that the lot comprises two vessels, each of which is missing the cover. Note the diameter (22.2 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 195
Price: USD 62,500 or approx. EUR 74,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An archaic bronze vessel and cover (lian), Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and related decoration with similar taotie handles. Note the diameter (22.2 cm).
漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
中國，公元前二世紀至公元二世紀。深圓柱體，三個熊形足，器身三道弦紋，飾饕餮紋啣活環（一個丟失）。圓蓋上有三隻臥犬，中央一個圓環鈕。
來源：德國私人收藏，建立於1990年前。
品相：品相良好，大面積磨損、凹痕、劃痕、小修和結殼、風化和侵蝕的跡象。
重量：2,989 克
尺寸：直徑23.5 厘米，高24.4 厘米
專家注釋：漢代的蓋子相配實屬難得一見。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2003年10月22日，lot 370
價格：USD 5,700（相當於今日EUR 8,300）
描述：一對漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和熊形足，帶狀紋和饕餮手柄。請注意此為一對三足蓋爐，蓋皆遺失。請注意直徑(22.2 厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2011年3月22日，lot 195
價格：USD 62,500（相當於今日EUR 74,500）
描述：漢代匲式青銅三足蓋爐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和相近饕餮手柄。請注意直徑(22.2 厘米)。
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