Lot 110
Lot 110
A PAIR OF ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RHINOCEROS-FORM WINE VESSELS, ZUN

20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 25,000
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
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A PAIR OF ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RHINOCEROS-FORM WINE VESSELS, ZUN

20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 25,000
Price Realised USD 25,000
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Each heavily cast vessel is formed as a rhinoceros standing foursquare with its head slightly titled upward and decorated with various archaistic patterns on the body. The separately-cast cover opens with a hinge at the center of the back, and the underside is cast with a three-character inscription, xi niu zun (rhinoceros zun).
1412 in. (36.8 cm.) long


Provenance
Saramina and Bud (1916-1991) Bermin Collection, before 1982.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1982.
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