A Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel , HU
EARLY ZHOU DYNASTY , SRPING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH CENTURY ; The pear-shaped body with a double bow-string band cast mid-body which is interrupted by a ring handle, each of the ring handles on the neck attached to one end of a link chain that passes through a loose ring attached to a small loop terminating in the forequarters of an insect cast in low relief atop the slightly domed cover with fixed ring finial, the other ends of the chains attached to the ring terminals of an arched handle, the whole raised on a shallow inward-curved ring foot, with dark mottled patina and some green encrustation, Provenance: From an old Northshore Chicago family collection.Dimensions?9¾ in. (24.8 cm. ) high;
Condition
perfect condition
EARLY ZHOU DYNASTY , SRPING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH CENTURY ; The pear-shaped body with a double bow-string band cast mid-body which is interrupted by a ring handle, each of the ring handles on the neck attached to one end of a link chain that passes through a loose ring attached to a small loop terminating in the forequarters of an insect cast in low relief atop the slightly domed cover with fixed ring finial, the other ends of the chains attached to the ring terminals of an arched handle, the whole raised on a shallow inward-curved ring foot, with dark mottled patina and some green encrustation, Provenance: From an old Northshore Chicago family collection.Dimensions?9¾ in. (24.8 cm. ) high;
Condition
perfect condition
