A Chinese Archaic Ritual Bronze Wine Vessel, Jue, Mark Gaotian, Late Shang-Early West Zhou Dynasty
商代晚期-西周早期青銅饕餮紋'告田'爵

Late Shang-Early West Zhou Dynasty (12th-11th Century BC)

With a deep 'U'-shaped body supported on three blade-form legs, cast in low relief to the center with a band comprising two taotie masks on a leiwen ground, the rim with two capped posts, the loop handle by an animal mask, and one two-character inscription on the side of the vessel, Gaotian.
銘文：告田（商代晚期-西周早期族徽）

目前已知告族青銅器有四十余件。据路國權：“告組青銅器群內部可劃分為以告依次擔任過官職名稱（冊、寧、永、正、亞、田）命名的六個組，六組銅器整體年代相對集中，但又可以根據管制的次序去別處相對早晚關系。”目前有明確出土地址的告族青銅器皆出自安陽地區，可能與殷商王室關。

Height 8 in., 20.3 cm.

This lot is located in New York.

Provenance:

Delorme & Collin du Bocage, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, France, October 28, 2010, Art Statuaire d'Asie, Lot 1.

來源：

購於法國巴黎德魯奧Delorme & Collin du Bocage拍賣行2010年10月28日亞洲藝術專場第1號。

Damaged and restored.

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A Chinese Archaic Ritual Bronze Wine Vessel, Jue, Mark Gaotian, Late Shang-Early West Zhou Dynasty 商代晚期-西周早期 青銅饕餮紋'告田'爵

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**A Chinese Archaic Ritual Bronze Wine Vessel, Jue, Mark Gaotian, Late Shang-Early West Zhou Dynasty
商代晚期-西周早期青銅饕餮紋'告田'爵**