Een Chinees bronzen 'ding' ritueel vat met inscriptie, Westelijke Zhou-dynastie (11e - 8e eeuw v.C.)

Dia.: 15 cm - H.: 18,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Restoration showing up under UV-light along the rim.
- A further number of superficial repairs showing up, the extent hard to determine due to the nature of the repair.

Inscription: a two-character inscription reading you gui (酉癸), is cast on the interior wall.

Provenance: (by repute) The Karming Wong collection, California, USA.

See also: Christie's, Paris, Dec. 15, 2010, lot 273, for a similar example. (Sold EUR 46.600) (link)