A GILT BRONZE WINE VESSEL, BIANHU, HAN DYNAST... Lot n° 436

China, 206 BC to AD 220. The flattened oval body raised on a spreading rectangular foot and incised on each broad side with four deer-like mythical beasts around a central cross-shaped ruyi symbol, the narrow sides incised with geometric designs interrupted by a pair of taotie mask and loose ring handles, the waisted neck incised with a band of stiff leaves. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Galerie Zacke, 3 June 2004. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria. A copy of the original receipt from Galerie Zacke and an expertise written and signed by Mag. Ludwig Widauer, ruling out recent manufacture of this piece, accompany this lot. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, extensive wear, soiling, malachite-green encrustations, scratches, minuscule nicks here and there. Weight: 487.2 g Dimensions: Height 13.2 cm, Width 14.2 cm The bianhu was an innovation of the Eastern Zhou, introduced around 400 BC, with production continuing into the Han dynasty. Literature comparison: A related but larger gilt bianhu is illustrated by C. Deydier, The Art of the Warring States and Han Periods, London, 1991, pp. 86-7, no. 25, while a smaller version, no. 19, has a similar incised decoration. Another bianhu of similar shape, without cover, and with a plain body that may be gilt, is illustrated in Chugoku Sengoku jidai no bijutsu (The Art of the Warring States Period), Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Art, 1991, p. 55, no. 49. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but larger gilt bronze bianhu at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jades and Works of Art on 19 September 2007, lot 214, sold for USD 37,000. 漢代鎏金扁壺 中國, 公元前206 至公元 220年。扁圓形，直筒頸，口外撇。肩部有對稱的銜環，底為長方形足。扁壺每面各有鹿般神獸圖案，中心如意交錯紋。頸部仿古葉狀蟬紋。 來源：奧地利私人收藏。維也納 Zacke藝廊, 2004年6月3日。 Mons Fischer博士購於上述藝廊。Mons Fischer博士是一位經驗豐富的現代和當代藝術私人收藏家，從1980年代開始收藏中國藝術品，最終成爲奧地利中國藝術品重要收藏之一。隨附Zacke 藝廊發票副本以及Ludwig Wildauer 先生寫的相關説明。 圖片：Dr. Mons Fischer 和他的妻子 品相：狀況良好，與年齡相稱，廣泛磨損，污跡，銅綠結殼，划痕，到處都是微小的缺口。 重量： 487.2 克 尺寸：高13.2 厘米, 寬 14.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更大且鎏金扁壺見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jades and Works of Art 拍場2007年9月19日 lot 214, 售價USD 37,000.