拍品 102
  • 102

西周早期 公元前十一至十世紀 天豕妣辛簋

估價
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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描述

  • bronze
the rounded body rising to an everted rim, finely cast on each side with a taotie motif with prominent eyes, C-shaped horns and detached body, flanked by descending kui dragons beneath a band of confronted kui dragons, centered by a pair of animal masks and divided by bovine masks surmounting loop handles in the form of birds with clawed legs and long tails forming pendent extensions, the high splayed foot decorated with a band of dragons with long noses centered and divided by small flanges, the smooth patina of green and dark gray color with malachite encrustation, the interior with a four-character inscription, reading tian shi bi xin

來源

劉喜海舊藏
王懿榮舊藏
Oriental Fine Arts, Inc.舊藏,購自 the late Nai Chi-Chang
紐約Parke-Bernet, 1949年12月1日,編號135
Norman C. Armitage先生及夫人舊藏,斯帕坦堡,南卡羅萊納
紐約蘇富比,2001年3月22日,編號5

出版

劉喜海,《長安獲古編》,1905年,卷一,第十五頁
吳式芬,《攗古錄金文》,1850年,卷一之二,第五十一頁
朱善旂,《敬吾心室彝器款識》,1854年,卷二,第三十三頁
吳大澂,《恒軒所見所藏吉金錄》,1885年,編號四十一
吳大澂,《愙齋集古錄》,1896年,卷七,第二十二頁
方濬益,《綴遺齋彝器款識考釋》,1899年,卷六,第十二頁
劉心源,《奇觚室吉金文書》,1902年,卷五,第十七頁
盛昱,《鬱華閣金文》,北京大學圖書館藏手稿,第一百六十四頁
羅振玉,《殷文存》,1917年,上卷,第十六頁
羅振玉,《三代吉金文存》,1936年,卷二,第三十三頁
嚴一萍,《金文總集》,台北,1983年,編號二零一一
中國社會科學院考古研究所,《殷周金文集成》,1984年,卷六,第九十六頁,編號三二二三
吳鎮烽,《陝西金文彙編》,西安,1989年,卷二,第一百三十八頁
吳鎮烽,《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》,上海,2012年,卷八,第二百八十一頁,編號三九九九

Condition

The x-ray images reveal that there is a vertical hairline crack on one side near the handle approx. 4 in. (10 cm) long, as well as another very fine hairline crack approx. 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) on the belly. There are few hairline cracks on the handles; otherwise the piece is in overall good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

拍品資料及來源

此青銅簋造型大方,裝飾具有周初典型風格,且經清朝著名收藏家劉喜海、王懿榮收藏,諸多權威金石書籍著錄,流傳有序,難能可貴。