A BRONZE SECTION OF A RITUAL LADLE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (770-256 BC) A BRONZE SE…

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A BRONZE SECTION OF A RITUAL LADLE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (770-256 BC)

A BRONZE SECTION OF A RITUAL LADLE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (770-256 BC) Length: 20cm Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980's Thence by descent

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A BRONZE SECTION OF A RITUAL LADLE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (770-256 BC)

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Estim. 1 500 - 2 500 GBP

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOU China, Eastern Zhou dynasty H. 20,5 cm The bowl raised on a high stem, the body cast with stylised motifs beneath bands of densely arranged S-scrolls, the sides set with a pair of loop handles, the same design repeated on the cover surrounding the everted finial decorated with interlacing designs, the pale green patina with malachite encrustations. From a Franconian private collection, assembled between 1970 and 1995 Crisply cast in low relief with interlacing designs of repeated minuscule units, each composed of a diagonal braid with C-designs in its upper left and right corners, the present vessel is a fine example of grain receptacles used in ritual performances to worship the ancestors during the Eastern Zhou Period (771-256 BC). The origin of the dou can be traced back to the shallow pottery tazza of the Longshan culture during the late Neolithic Period. The form continued to be in common use throughout the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was in the Western Zhou period that attempts were made to embellish the simple pottery form by fashioning it from lacquer over a wood core, or casting it in bronze. Bronze versions of the dou vessel, such as the present example, the standard shape being shallow bowls with straight vertical sides rising from tall pedestal feet, are likely to have developed during the Western Zhou period (1047-772 BC). Archaeological excavations suggest that the further refinement of the domed lid and the lug handles were added to the vessel at the beginning of the Eastern Zhou period. During the Eastern Zhou dynasty, dou vessels gradually replaced their gui counterpart to become the most essential grain containers in a ritual vessel set; see J.So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, London, 1996, pp.179-180. Compare the shape and fine decoration and its arrangement on the present vessel with a related bronze dou, late Spring and Autumn period, 6th century BC, illustrated by J.So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, London, 1996, no.24. A similar bronze ritual food vessel and cover, dou, 6th century BC, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2013, lot 1108 - The stand partly rest., green corrosions

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