An archaic bronze tripod ritual food vessel, li

Spring and Autumn Period

Spring and Autumn Period
The body formed by three flanged lobes rising from narrow cylindrical legs, a band of stylised dragons in raised relief, all beneath an everted rim, with malachite encrustation. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high.

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Provenance: The Mengdiexuan Collection

Exhibited:
Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong & Urban Council of Hong Kong, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, 12 October - 2 December 1990
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, 21 September 2001 - 5 October 2005
Chinese University Hong Kong Art Museum, Divine Power: The Dragon in Chinese Art, 12 February - 7 November 2012

Published and Illustrated:
J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.118, no.31
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2004, p.105

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Several related excavated examples of this type have been published. See Shang Chou Dynasty Bronze V, Li Vessels, vol.5, Taipei, 1990, pp.143-144, nos.155, 157 and 158. with similar stylised scroll beneath an everted rim.

Compare with a similar li vessel, Spring and Autumn period, which was sold at Christie's Paris, 13 December 2017, lot 138.