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A very rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual tripod vessel bowl,…
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Melbourne
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13-Nov-2022
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A very rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual tripod vessel bowl, Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- 220 A.D.) the bowl is cast supported on three small human figures that face outward, flanked by a pair of beast-mask handles each suspending a loose ring., 24 cm diameter. Provenance: The Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter and Alice Chu, acquired by Walter Hochstadter prior to 1997 hence by descent. Walter Hochstadter was a well known and distinguished dealer of Chinese Art, born in Krumbach (Germany) in 1914. In the late 1930's he emigrated to the United States and died in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. He was a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society (USA) from 1953-1982. Many items from the Hochstadter Collection were sold at Christies New York, 18th/19th March 2009, with lot 518 reaching 2 million US dollars.
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Antiquities: Asian