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Jia (父丁冉幵册斝)
Early to Middle Western Zhou, 12th century BC
Inscription: 父丁冉幵册
Height: 35cm
Provenance:
Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd, 1998
Sondra Landy Gross, 1999-2022
Flared mouth, tall neck, and columnar legs with divided flanges. The two supporting columns spread outward in an umbrella shape, their tops decorated with ba motifs. The shoulder is adorned with a taotie mask composed of confronting kuilong dragons, while the lower body bears two bands of V-shaped angular patterns. A two-line, five-character inscription "父丁冉幵册is cast inside the cover. In form, dimensions, and ornamentation, this vessel closely resembles the Xiaochen jia in the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Zhe jia in the Zhouyuan Museum of Baoji.
Inscription: 父丁冉幵册
Height: 35cm
Provenance:
Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd, 1998
Sondra Landy Gross, 1999-2022
Flared mouth, tall neck, and columnar legs with divided flanges. The two supporting columns spread outward in an umbrella shape, their tops decorated with ba motifs. The shoulder is adorned with a taotie mask composed of confronting kuilong dragons, while the lower body bears two bands of V-shaped angular patterns. A two-line, five-character inscription "父丁冉幵册is cast inside the cover. In form, dimensions, and ornamentation, this vessel closely resembles the Xiaochen jia in the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Zhe jia in the Zhouyuan Museum of Baoji.
