You or wine vessel with swing handle in bronze. Made in China, 1st Phase, probably Shang Yin Dynasty. Measurements:
13 x 11 1/4 in; mouth: 6 in x 4 7/8 in Provenance:
Frank Partridge & Sons, dealer; from whom purchased by Sir William Burrell, 16 July 1938, £500; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1944.
Manuscript sources
Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., Sale Book 10/75, 14 July 1938, stock no.26361: 'Chou Bronze'.
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1938 p.27: ‘A Shang bronze Yu vessel, the handle supported at each side by a rams head with elliptical mouth, measuring 6" x 4 3/4" and modelled in high relief. Green patina. Height 13" incl handle, width 11 1/2"’. |
