A BRONZE STORAGE VESSEL AND COVER, FANGHU, HAN... Lot n° 416

China, 206 BC to AD 220. The faceted pear-shaped body, raised on a slightly spreading square foot, is applied to either side with a taotie mask handle suspending a loose ring, the square cover surmounted by four flat, S-shaped finials at the corners. Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from Nürnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, old wear. Fine malachite-green patina. Weight: 1,507 g Dimensions: Height 32.2 cm Literature comparison: Compare a similar bronze fanghu excavated at Shuihudi, Yunmeng, Hubei province, now in the Yunmeng County Museum, published in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji (‘Complete collection of Chinese archaic bronzes’), vol. 12, Beijing, 1998, pl. 9; and another in the collection of the Fujii Yurinkan, Kyoto, illustrated in Sueji Umehara, Nihon shucho Shina kodo seikwa (‘Select Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Japan’), vol. 6, Osaka, 1964, pl. 471. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related fanghu of larger size at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 18-19 September 2014, lot 1008, sold for USD 9,375. 漢代青銅饕餮紋方壺 中國，公元前206至公元220年。 壺身為扁方體，壺口稍寬，延長收束，腹部外鼓，圜底，下接高圈足。兩側饕餮紋，挂著圓環。 來源：Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡亞洲藝術及古典武器收藏家，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：狀況與年齡、舊磨損相稱。孔雀石綠色銅綠。 重量：1,507 克 尺寸：高32.2厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一個尺寸較大的方壺，於2014年9月18日至19日紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場，lot 1008，成交價USD 9,375。