A BRONZE 'ELEPHANT-FOOTED' RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU

H 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in)

Provenance: An old collection of a Hong Kong collector

Reference: 1. A similar food vessel, fangding, is illustrated in CHINA BRONZES COLLECTED WORKS by Zhong Guo Qing Tong Qi Quan Ji Bian Ji Wei Yuan Hui, 1998 2. A similar food container, bangui, from the Mid-Western Zhou dynasty, is kept in Capital Museum 3. A similar food vessel, li, was unearthed in Liulihe, Fangshan, Beijing, in 1984

ESTIMATE: HK$ 2,000,000 / RMB 1,760,000