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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE, SHANG DYNASTY
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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE, SHANG DYNASTY
China, 13th century BC. The vessel is raised on tall, graceful, blade-shaped legs with sharp edges and cast with a band of taotie masks with raised bosses and indented flanges, one mask centered by a flange, the other by the handle and a two-character clan mark, cast on the body beneath. Above is a band of neatly incised short blades and two longer blades, one on the underside of the spout and one on the flared collar. A pair of capped posts with engraved scroll rises from the rim.
Inscriptions: Two-character clan mark
Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, circa 1960 or earlier. A private collector in London, acquired from the above and thence by descent. The present lot is listed in an inventory dated March 1977 which was compiled for insurance purposes. Copies of two pages from this inventory, each listing the jue vessel as a “Chueh”, one showing a value of GBP 2,500 (approx. GBP 40,000-60,000 today after inflation), the highest price for any item on either page, accompany this lot. A copy of a signed letter from Brian Morgan of Bluett & Sons, dated 22nd March 1977, accompanies this lot. Morgan replies to the owner of the Jue who requests “an up-to-date valuation for insurance purposes” from Bluett, stating that he “cannot remember [the present lot] well enough after the lapse of years” and asks for it to be brought in again. This indicates that the purchase must have taken place at least 10-15 years before 1977, pointing to an acquisition date of c. 1960.
Bluett & Sons was an important dealer of Chinese works of art, founded by brothers Leonard and Edgar Bluett and later continued by Leonard's son Roger Bluett, who was president of the British Antique Dealers' Association, of which his father and uncle were founding members in 1919. Brian Morgan joined Bluett & Sons in 1954, where he became a director of the company.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Minuscule nicks to edges and small dents. Few minor signs of erosion. Soil encrustations. Superb, naturally grown patina with various tones of malachite and cuprite. The crisply cast decorations are extremely well-preserved, which makes this one of the most attractive examples of its kind. In such pristine condition, it must be considered exceedingly rare.
Weight: 722.3 g
Dimensions: Height 19.2 cm
The present jue's shape is particularly elegant. The tall, slightly curved, blade-shaped legs are longer in proportion to the body than usual, thereby creating a sense of lightness. The vessel itself is also rather unusual, with a shallow, rounded lower body below the taotie band with pronounced upper and lower edges, which combined with the flanges create a distinct, slightly angular profile.
Jue appear to have been essential to Shang dynasty rituals, as they are one of the most numerous vessels found in Shang tombs. Their shape implies that they were used for the heating and pouring of ritual wines, and possibly for drinking the wine.
Expert's note: The present lot belongs to a distinct group of jue which is one of the earliest and largest types. It differs from later groups in that there is a clan mark, the decorations are particularly crisp, the undersides of the spout and collar are decorated with palm blades, the capped posts are incised, and the blade-shaped legs are taller and sharper. In general, later types are usually smaller and significantly less elaborate than the present lot. The discovery of comparable vessels in Fu Hao's tomb argues for a date at the end of the first century of the Anyang period (1300-1050 BC). See Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. 1, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1987, page 182, figure 12.1, and pager 185, number 13. This type of jue appears to be extremely rare compared to later types, with not a single example as well-preserved sold at auction by Christie's or Sotheby's after 2000.
Literature comparison: A near-identical jue is illustrated by Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. 1, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1987, p. 184-185, no. 13, which is dated 13th century BC.
Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of closely related jue, 19.8 cm high, dated 13th-12th century BC, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 25 September 2020, lot 1503, sold for USD 118,750. Note that the Christie's pair of jue are less well-preserved than the present lot, and thus this auction result does not adequately reflect the value of the present lot. Compare a related jue, 22.8 cm high, dated 13th-12th century BC, of slightly different form with a bovine mask above the handle and elongated capped posts, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 21 March 2014, lot 2017, sold for USD 112,500.
商代重要青銅三足酒器爵
中國，公元前十三世紀。圓腹，一側的口部前端有流——倒酒的流槽，後部尖狀尾，流與口之間有立柱，腹部一旁有把手，杯腹一側有鋬，呈獸頭銜環狀，下有三個錐狀長足。三足高大細長外撇，刀狀。頸部蕉葉紋，流下雷紋地蕉葉紋，腹部饕餮紋，把手一側的腹部有兩個字符，可能為家族標記，整體器形線條流暢。
款識: X己
來源：倫敦Bluett & Sons藝廊，約 1960 年或更早。倫敦私人收藏，購於上述藝廊，保存至今。此拍品可在1977年3月的一份保險文件找到。隨附一份兩頁的清單副本，當時寫著 “Chueh”, 價格為 GBP 2,500 (相當於現在的 GBP 40,000-60,000 ), 單子上都寫著藏品的最高價格。隨附一份Bluett & Sons 藝廊的Brian Morgan寫的信，時間爲1977年3月22日。Morgan 回復爵的持有人關於保險最新估價，“cannot remember [the present lot] well enough after the lapse of years”（多年後記不清）並問是否可以買回來。這表明購買應該是在 1977 年之前至少 10-15 年前進行的，表明購買日期為 1960年前後。
Bluett & Sons是中國藝術品的重要經銷商，藝廊由Leonard 與Edgar Bluett兄弟共同創立，後來由Leonard的兒子Roger Bluett繼承，他是英國古董商協會的主席，他的父親和叔叔是該協會1919 年的創始成員。Brian Morgan 於 1954 年加入 Bluett & Sons，並擔任公司董事。
品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相符。邊緣有微小的刻痕和凹痕。 少量有輕微的侵蝕跡象。佈滿了青綠色的銅鏽，紋飾保存得非常好，十分珍貴。
重量：722.3 克
尺寸：高19.2 厘米
整體器形線條流暢，高而略彎曲的刀狀腿比通常的更長，張弛有度，下腹淺且圓，素面無紋，上下邊緣明顯。
爵在商朝儀式中至關重要，它們是商墓中發現的數量最多的器皿之一，用於加熱和倒酒，也可能用於飲用酒。
專家注釋：本拍品是一件很獨特的爵。與後世的不同之處在於有氏族印記，紋飾清晰，流和頸部下飾有蕉葉紋，刀形腿更高更鋒利。一般來說，後來的類型通常比此拍品更小，而且精緻得多。在婦好墓中發現了類似的器皿，表明其時間為安陽時代（公元前 1300-1050 年）末。見Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 第1冊, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1987, 第182頁，圖12.1, 以及第185頁, 圖13. 此類爵相比于後來的如佳士得或蘇富比2000年之後的拍品，保存完好，十分珍貴。
文獻比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的爵，見Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes，Arthur M. Sackler 收藏，第 1冊, 華盛頓The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation基金會，1987年, 第184-185頁, 圖13, 公元前十三世紀。
拍賣結果比較：比較一對相似的爵，高19.8 厘米，公元前十三至十二世紀 ，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2020年9月25日 lot 1503, 售價USD 118,750。注意佳士得的一對爵保存得沒有這麽好，因此，該拍賣結果並不能充分反映當前拍品的價值。比較一件相近的爵，高 22.8 厘米，公元前十三至十二世紀，形狀略有不同，手柄上方有一個牛面紋和加長的柱, 見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2014年3月21日 lot 2017, 售價USD 112,500。
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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE, SHANG DYNASTY
China, 13th century BC. The vessel is raised on tall, graceful, blade-shaped legs with sharp edges and cast with a band of taotie masks with raised bosses and indented flanges, one mask centered by a flange, the other by the handle and a two-character clan mark, cast on the body beneath. Above is a band of neatly incised short blades and two longer blades, one on the underside of the spout and one on the flared collar. A pair of capped posts with engraved scroll rises from the rim.
Inscriptions: Two-character clan mark
Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, circa 1960 or earlier. A private collector in London, acquired from the above and thence by descent. The present lot is listed in an inventory dated March 1977 which was compiled for insurance purposes. Copies of two pages from this inventory, each listing the jue vessel as a “Chueh”, one showing a value of GBP 2,500 (approx. GBP 40,000-60,000 today after inflation), the highest price for any item on either page, accompany this lot. A copy of a signed letter from Brian Morgan of Bluett & Sons, dated 22nd March 1977, accompanies this lot. Morgan replies to the owner of the Jue who requests “an up-to-date valuation for insurance purposes” from Bluett, stating that he “cannot remember [the present lot] well enough after the lapse of years” and asks for it to be brought in again. This indicates that the purchase must have taken place at least 10-15 years before 1977, pointing to an acquisition date of c. 1960.
Bluett & Sons was an important dealer of Chinese works of art, founded by brothers Leonard and Edgar Bluett and later continued by Leonard's son Roger Bluett, who was president of the British Antique Dealers' Association, of which his father and uncle were founding members in 1919. Brian Morgan joined Bluett & Sons in 1954, where he became a director of the company.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Minuscule nicks to edges and small dents. Few minor signs of erosion. Soil encrustations. Superb, naturally grown patina with various tones of malachite and cuprite. The crisply cast decorations are extremely well-preserved, which makes this one of the most attractive examples of its kind. In such pristine condition, it must be considered exceedingly rare.
Weight: 722.3 g
Dimensions: Height 19.2 cm
The present jue's shape is particularly elegant. The tall, slightly curved, blade-shaped legs are longer in proportion to the body than usual, thereby creating a sense of lightness. The vessel itself is also rather unusual, with a shallow, rounded lower body below the taotie band with pronounced upper and lower edges, which combined with the flanges create a distinct, slightly angular profile.
Jue appear to have been essential to Shang dynasty rituals, as they are one of the most numerous vessels found in Shang tombs. Their shape implies that they were used for the heating and pouring of ritual wines, and possibly for drinking the wine.
Expert's note: The present lot belongs to a distinct group of jue which is one of the earliest and largest types. It differs from later groups in that there is a clan mark, the decorations are particularly crisp, the undersides of the spout and collar are decorated with palm blades, the capped posts are incised, and the blade-shaped legs are taller and sharper. In general, later types are usually smaller and significantly less elaborate than the present lot. The discovery of comparable vessels in Fu Hao's tomb argues for a date at the end of the first century of the Anyang period (1300-1050 BC). See Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. 1, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1987, page 182, figure 12.1, and pager 185, number 13. This type of jue appears to be extremely rare compared to later types, with not a single example as well-preserved sold at auction by Christie's or Sotheby's after 2000.
Literature comparison: A near-identical jue is illustrated by Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. 1, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1987, p. 184-185, no. 13, which is dated 13th century BC.
Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of closely related jue, 19.8 cm high, dated 13th-12th century BC, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 25 September 2020, lot 1503, sold for USD 118,750. Note that the Christie's pair of jue are less well-preserved than the present lot, and thus this auction result does not adequately reflect the value of the present lot. Compare a related jue, 22.8 cm high, dated 13th-12th century BC, of slightly different form with a bovine mask above the handle and elongated capped posts, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 21 March 2014, lot 2017, sold for USD 112,500.
商代重要青銅三足酒器爵
中國，公元前十三世紀。圓腹，一側的口部前端有流——倒酒的流槽，後部尖狀尾，流與口之間有立柱，腹部一旁有把手，杯腹一側有鋬，呈獸頭銜環狀，下有三個錐狀長足。三足高大細長外撇，刀狀。頸部蕉葉紋，流下雷紋地蕉葉紋，腹部饕餮紋，把手一側的腹部有兩個字符，可能為家族標記，整體器形線條流暢。
款識: X己
來源：倫敦Bluett & Sons藝廊，約 1960 年或更早。倫敦私人收藏，購於上述藝廊，保存至今。此拍品可在1977年3月的一份保險文件找到。隨附一份兩頁的清單副本，當時寫著 “Chueh”, 價格為 GBP 2,500 (相當於現在的 GBP 40,000-60,000 ), 單子上都寫著藏品的最高價格。隨附一份Bluett & Sons 藝廊的Brian Morgan寫的信，時間爲1977年3月22日。Morgan 回復爵的持有人關於保險最新估價，“cannot remember [the present lot] well enough after the lapse of years”（多年後記不清）並問是否可以買回來。這表明購買應該是在 1977 年之前至少 10-15 年前進行的，表明購買日期為 1960年前後。
Bluett & Sons是中國藝術品的重要經銷商，藝廊由Leonard 與Edgar Bluett兄弟共同創立，後來由Leonard的兒子Roger Bluett繼承，他是英國古董商協會的主席，他的父親和叔叔是該協會1919 年的創始成員。Brian Morgan 於 1954 年加入 Bluett & Sons，並擔任公司董事。
品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相符。邊緣有微小的刻痕和凹痕。 少量有輕微的侵蝕跡象。佈滿了青綠色的銅鏽，紋飾保存得非常好，十分珍貴。
重量：722.3 克
尺寸：高19.2 厘米
整體器形線條流暢，高而略彎曲的刀狀腿比通常的更長，張弛有度，下腹淺且圓，素面無紋，上下邊緣明顯。
爵在商朝儀式中至關重要，它們是商墓中發現的數量最多的器皿之一，用於加熱和倒酒，也可能用於飲用酒。
專家注釋：本拍品是一件很獨特的爵。與後世的不同之處在於有氏族印記，紋飾清晰，流和頸部下飾有蕉葉紋，刀形腿更高更鋒利。一般來說，後來的類型通常比此拍品更小，而且精緻得多。在婦好墓中發現了類似的器皿，表明其時間為安陽時代（公元前 1300-1050 年）末。見Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 第1冊, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1987, 第182頁，圖12.1, 以及第185頁, 圖13. 此類爵相比于後來的如佳士得或蘇富比2000年之後的拍品，保存完好，十分珍貴。
文獻比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的爵，見Robert W. Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes，Arthur M. Sackler 收藏，第 1冊, 華盛頓The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation基金會，1987年, 第184-185頁, 圖13, 公元前十三世紀。
拍賣結果比較：比較一對相似的爵，高19.8 厘米，公元前十三至十二世紀 ，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2020年9月25日 lot 1503, 售價USD 118,750。注意佳士得的一對爵保存得沒有這麽好，因此，該拍賣結果並不能充分反映當前拍品的價值。比較一件相近的爵，高 22.8 厘米，公元前十三至十二世紀，形狀略有不同，手柄上方有一個牛面紋和加長的柱, 見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2014年3月21日 lot 2017, 售價USD 112,500。
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§ 8) The company shall be entitled to a lien on all items of the buyer irrespective of whether the buyer bought them within the scope of an auction or in free sale or the company secured ownership of these items otherwise. This lien shall serve to secure all current and future, qualified, limited and unmatured claims to which the company is entitled and which result from all legal transactions concluded with the buyer.
§ 9) The items received for auction will be exhibited and may be viewed prior to the auction. In doing so, the company shall give everyone the opportunity to check the nature and the condition of the exhibited items to the extent deemed possible within the scope of the exhibition. Every bidder shall be deemed to act on its own behalf unless it provides a written confirmation saying that it acts as a representative or agent of a well-known principal. The company may refuse bids; this shall particularly apply if a bidder who is unknown to the company or with whom the company has no business connections yet does not provide a security deposit before the auction. However, in principle there shall be no claim to accept a bid. If a bid has been refused, the previous bid shall remain effective.
§ 10) The company’s experts evaluate and describe the items received for auction and determine the starting prices unless otherwise stated in the catalog or expert opinion. The information concerning production technique or material, state of preservation, origin, design and age of an item is based on published or otherwise generally accessible (scientific) findings concluded by the company’s expert with the necessary care and accuracy. The company shall warrant to the buyer according to §34-38 of the AGB (Terms and Conditions) that properties are correct provided that any complaints referring to this are made within 45 days after the auction day. Subsequent complaints shall be excluded in principle. The company shall not be liable for any further information in the catalog and expert opinion as well. This shall also apply to illustrations in the catalog. The purpose of these illustrations is to guide the potential buyer during the preview. They shall not be authoritative for the condition or the characteristics of the pictured item. The published condition reports shall only mention defects and damage affecting the artistic or commercial value significantly. Complaints concerning the price shall be excluded upon acceptance of the bid. The company reserves the right to amend the catalog online prior to the auction. These amendments shall also be made public orally by the auctioneer during the auction. In this case, the company shall be liable for the amendment only. All items offered may be checked prior to the auction. These items are used. Any claims for damages exceeding the liability named above and resulting from other material defects or other defects of the item shall be excluded. When making the bid, the bidder confirms that he/she has inspected the item prior to the auction and has made sure that the item corresponds to the description.
§ 11) If a customer is not able to participate in an auction personally, the company shall accept purchase orders. These orders may be placed in writing via mail, e-mail, fax, www.zacke.at or a third party bidding platform. In the case of a purchase order placed by phone or orally, the company shall reserve the right to make the performance dependent on a confirmation from the principal communicated in writing. Furthermore, the company shall not be liable for the performance of purchase orders. Equal purchase orders or live bids will be considered in the order of their receipt. Bids which below the estimate shall be exhausted completely. Bids which do not correspond to the increments determined by the company (see bidding increment table) will be rounded up to the next higher increment. The table of these increments can be sent upon request. The written bid (purchase order) must include the item, the catalog number and the offered top bid limit which is quoted as the amount of the acceptance of the bid without buyer’s commission and without taxes. Ambiguities shall be carried by the bidder. A purchase order which has already been placed may only be cancelled if the written withdrawal is received by the company at least 72 hours prior to the beginning of the auction.
§ 12) The company may refuse a purchase order without explanation or make its execution dependent on payment of a security deposit. In the event of an unsuccessful order, such a deposit will be reimbursed by the company within 5 working days. Processing of purchase orders is free of charge.
§ 13) Every seller shall in principle be entitled to withdraw the items offered for auction until the start of the auction. Therefore, it is impossible to assume liability or to give warranty for the actual offering.
§ 14) Paid items must be collected within 30 days after payment. Items which have not been collected may be re-offered without further communication at the starting price from the recent auction reduced by 50%. Items which have not been collected within 30 days after the auction or for which the company does not receive any proper shipping instructions stating the type of shipping and the address of dispatch (independent of a possibly placed purchase order) shall be stored at the owner’s risk. Furthermore, the company shall be entitled to store items which have been purchased at auction and paid but not collected at the buyer ś risk and expense, including the costs for an insurance, with a forwarding agency. It shall be understood that the provision concerning the re-auctioning of unpaid and paid but not collected items must also apply to items not exhibited or stored on the premises of the company. The ownership shall be transferred to the buyer at the time of handing over the issuing note.
§ 15) In the case of mixed lots with a starting price of less than EUR 350.00, the company shall not warrant for the completeness or correctness of the individual items within a mixed lot.
§ 16) A registration for a bid by telephone for one or several items shall automatically represent a bid at the estimate price of these items. If the company cannot reach a bidder by telephone, it will bid on behalf of this bidder up to the estimate price when the respective lot is up for auction.
§ 17) Payments made to the company by mistake (through the payer ś fault) (e. g. due to miscalculation of the exchange rate by the payer) or payments made to the company for the same invoice several times shall be compensated in form of a credit note for goods for an indefinite period of time. The repayment of such payments in cash shall be excluded.
§ 18) Certain auction lots may exist several times (multiples). In such a case, the auctioneer may accept a second, third or even more bids from the underbidder(s). In this case, the text in the catalog and not the illustration shall be exclusively binding with regard to the warranty.
§ 19) The company reserves the right to assign to the buyer all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between the company and the seller by way of a respective declaration, as well as to assign to the seller all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between the company and the buyer by way of a respective declaration, in each case in terms of a complete assignment of contract with the result that the contractual relationship - following the submission of the aforementioned declarations by the company – shall exclusively be between the seller and the buyer, all of which is in accordance with the basic model of the commission agreement. Buyers and sellers shall already now give their explicit consent to this contract assignment.
§ 20) The place of performance of the contract brought about between the company on the one hand and the seller as well as the buyer on the other hand shall be the place of business of the company. The legal relationships and contracts existing between the company, the sellers and the buyers shall be subject to Austrian law. The company, the sellers and the buyers shall agree to settle all disputes resulting from, concerning and in connection with this contract before the territorially competent court of Vienna.
§ 21) The export of certain art objects from Austria shall require a permit from the Bundesdenkmalamt [Federal Monuments Office]. The company will orally provide information about art objects for which such export permit will probably not be granted at the beginning of the auction.
§ 22) Whenever making a bid, whether personally or via an agent, in writing, online, telephone, or in any other way, the bidder fully and unconditionally accepts the Terms of Auction, the ‘Important Information’ section in the auction catalog, the Terms and Conditions (AGB) of Galerie Zacke, §1-48, the Fee Tariff, and the Bidding Increments table, all as published on www.zacke.at on the day of the auction.
