A Large and Rare Bronze Tripod Tureen and Ladle

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

the spherical form body raised above three cabriole legs, surmounted by a short neck with incised lotus petal decoration, the broad shoulders and the base incised with double-line concentric rings; the ladle having an almost hemispherical bowl, the handle decorated with small rings and line borders terminating in a stylized lotus bud finial; together with an original Japanese wood box.

Ladle: length 13 1/4 in., 34 cm., Tureen: height 8 1/2 x diam 9 in., 22 x 23 cm.

Property from a Private Chicago Collection

Acquired from J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, September 25, 2009

The Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, Japan

Note: An example of related form, see Yangzhou guancang wenwu jinhua (Selective Works from the Collection of Yangzhou Musuem), Nanjing, 2001, p. 84, no. 99

Another smaller example of very similar form, see Qingtong shenghuoqi: Gugong bowuyuan cang wenwu zhenpin daxi (Bronze Articles for Daily Use: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum), Hong Kong, 2007, p. 173, no. 151

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A Large and Rare Bronze Tripod Tureen and Ladle

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

Ladle: length 13 1/4 in., 34 cm., Tureen: height 8 1/2 x diam 9 in., 22 x 23 cm.

Property from a Private Chicago Collection

Acquired from J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, September 25, 2009

The Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, Japan

Note: An example of related form, see Yangzhou guancang wenwu jinhua (Selective Works from the Collection of Yangzhou Musuem), Nanjing, 2001, p. 84, no. 99

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