TROIS VIROLES EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE Dynastie des... Lot n° 209

THREE ARCHAIC BRONZE FERRULES Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC)C.) THREE ARCHAIC BRONZE FERRULES Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC) Each with teardrop-shaped socket at one end enclosed by smooth conforming sides incised with geometric designs, ringed by a raised border followed by a hexagonal-section shaft with a waisted neck. 14.5cm (5 6/8in), 13.5cm (5 2/8in) and 11.7cm (4 1/2in) long. (3). Footnotes: Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Compare with two related bronze ferrules, Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated in Ancient Chinese Art: The Ernest Erickson Collection, New York, 1983, nos.33-34. Two other related bronze ferrules, Eastern Zhou dynasty, are illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.179-181. 東漢 青銅飾 一組三件 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com