Ritual wine vessel (zun)

Object Details

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. Charles G. Seligman (1873-1940)

  Captain Dugald Malcolm (English, 1917-2000)

  Sotheby's

  Eskenazi Ltd. (Founded 1923)

  Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)

• Provenance

  ?

  Charles G. Seligman (1873-1940)

  ?

  Captain Dugald Malcom

  1977

  Sale, London, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Works of art; early ceramics; Ming and Ch'ing porcelain, March 29, 1977, lot 9 [1]

  1977

  Eskenazi Ltd., London [2]

  1977-1987

  The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, purchased from Eskenazi Ltd., London [3]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

  Notes:

  [1] See the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation documentation, copy in object file.

  [2] Documentation from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation lists that this was previously in the collection of Eskenazi Ltd., London. The dealer number is 7741. The file contains a receipt from Eskenazi Ltd.

  [3] See receipt from Eskenazi Ltd., from April 13, 1977.

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  BCE 1000s

• Name

  Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Sotheby's, Malcolm, Dugald, Eskenazi Ltd., Seligman, Charles G.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Wine and wine making, Art, Animals, Inscriptions, Chinese Art, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)