Oval dish in bronze. Made in China, 3rd phase, Zhou Dynasty. Measurements:
2 3/8 x 6 x 5 1/8 in Provenance:
Purchased in China by John Sparks Ltd., dealer; transported by ship, "Hector", July 1938; from whom purchased by Sir William Burrell, 29 October 1938, £18; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1944.
Manuscript sources
John Sparks Ltd., Stock Book 1938 p.295, September 1938, stock no.3222: 'One oval bronze bowl, green patina, & stand, Han', China Purchases, transported by ship ("Hector"), July 1938; Day book 1938 p.447, 27 October 1938: 'Shallow bronze trough’.
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1938 p.56: ‘One old Chinese bronze shallow oval trough, with green patination. Han dynasty 206BC-220AD. Wood stand. 2 ¼ H x 6 7/8 L x 7" B’. |
