CHINA / 5000 YEARS
CHINA / 5000 YEARS
Property from a Texas Private Collection
An archaistic bronze vessel (Fu), Dated Tongzhi 6th year, dingmao year, corresponding to 1867 | 清同治丁卯六年 (1867年) 銅仿古海水紋簠
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December 1, 02:52 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An archaistic bronze vessel (Fu)
Dated Tongzhi 6th year, dingmao year, corresponding to 1867
清同治丁卯六年 (1867年) 銅仿古海水紋簠
the base cast with an eighteen-character mark reading Jinzun qinding zhizao chuanshantan tongfu Tongzhi dingmao nian liunian siyue within a square, wood stand (2)
銘文：
謹遵 欽定制造 山川壇銅簠
同治丁卯六年四月
Width 10 in., 25.3 cm
Collection of Frederick W. Hinke (1900-1960), and thence by descent.
Frederick William Hinke (1900-1960) was born in Auburn, New York. His father, Dr. William John Hinke, was a well-known scholar amongst the upper echelons of Washington. The family was also good friends with the Dulles family, including Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969), former U.S. diplomat, and John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), former U.S. secretary of states under President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969). Growing up in this environment, Hinke became actively involved in politics and served as U.S. Vice Consul during 1926-1929, and U.S. Consul in 1932 in Guangdong province, China. He later moved to Tianjin in 1938.