Een Chinees bronzen ritueel voedselvat, 'ding', wellicht Westelijke Zhou

H 17,5 - Dia.: 16,5 cm

Condition:
- Generally in very good, solid condition. Some minor wear to the patination.

Provenance:
- The collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium.
- Acquired from Het Magazijn, Ghent, in January 2011, according to the owner's inventory notes.
- Acquired by Het Magazijn from the collection of Philip Smolarski, according to the owner's inventory notes.

Ref.: The Smithsonian, National Museum of Asian Art, New York, Accession Number S1987.912 from the Arthur Sackler Collection, for a closely related example. (link)