A large Chinese bronze archaic food vessel and cover, dingEastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BC)47cm high x 55cm diameterProvenance:A Private English Collection,…

A large Chinese bronze archaic food vessel and cover, dingEastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BC)47cm high x 55cm diameterProvenance:A Private English Collection, originally purchased from Terry West in the 2000s.Originating in the pottery forms of the late Neolithic period, the tripod ding is among the most important and iconic vessels produced in China's history; a symbol of power, prosperity, and the nation's ancient past. Of impressive scale and proportion, the present vessel would likely have b

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Asian art

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Newbury

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H 47 cm