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<p>[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 3302836, member: 87271"][USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER] Wow, that would be an awesome purchase if genuine! As you know, I have a thing for these bronze vessels. You saw my library last year, and it has only gotten bigger this year <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. This specific type would be called a 簠 <i>Fu</i>, always rectangular or square and used for the ritual storage of food. I would date it to the later western Zhou, possibly even early Spring and Autumn, based on the decorations and vessel type (the 簠 <i>fu</i> was a popular vessel type in this period, less so in earlier periods). I won’t voice my opinion as to whether it is genuine. But there are several characters rendered in such a manner that I am unsure. The patination looks decent, but I find the finishing of the feet to be a bit crude. But apart from having read a great deal about them, I have only once actually handled a Zhou-period ritual vessel…. So take my opinion on it being genuine with a grain of salt!</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, do you wanna do the translation yourself? I recognise most characters, as these inscriptions become extremely formulaic in the western Zhou period. But I don’t want to spoil your fun of having to hunt them down if you don’t want <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 3302836, member: 87271"][USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER] Wow, that would be an awesome purchase if genuine! As you know, I have a thing for these bronze vessels. You saw my library last year, and it has only gotten bigger this year ;). This specific type would be called a 簠 [I]Fu[/I], always rectangular or square and used for the ritual storage of food. I would date it to the later western Zhou, possibly even early Spring and Autumn, based on the decorations and vessel type (the 簠 [I]fu[/I] was a popular vessel type in this period, less so in earlier periods). I won’t voice my opinion as to whether it is genuine. But there are several characters rendered in such a manner that I am unsure. The patination looks decent, but I find the finishing of the feet to be a bit crude. But apart from having read a great deal about them, I have only once actually handled a Zhou-period ritual vessel…. So take my opinion on it being genuine with a grain of salt! Btw, do you wanna do the translation yourself? I recognise most characters, as these inscriptions become extremely formulaic in the western Zhou period. But I don’t want to spoil your fun of having to hunt them down if you don’t want ;)[/QUOTE]
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