Beschreibung:

An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Zhi)Late Shang dynasty商末 天黽父癸觶 the slender elongated pear-shaped body supported on a tall spreading foot and rising to a flaring mouth, the body cast with two taotie masks in relief, all between double fillets encircling the neck and foot, the interior with an inscription Tianmin fu gui (Tianmin, father Gui), Japanese wood box (3)銘文： 天黽父癸 Height 6¾ in., 17.1 cmCondition reportThe rim has a restored crescent-shaped crack (measuring approx. 4 cm wide). The neck with a very faint consolidated hairline crack. Otherwise, the vessel is in overall good condition. X-Ray available upon request. Because this lot was imported into the United States after September 1, 2020, it is subject to an import tariff of 7.5% of the value declared upon entry into the United States. $2,250, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue. If you have any questions, please contact tariffs@sothebys.com. 口沿見一道半月形裂紋經修（寬約4公分）。頸部見一道極微細裂紋經加固。除此外整體品相良好。X光片可供索取。由於本拍品在 2020年9月1日之後進口到美國，所以買家可能需就本拍品支付進口關稅，金額為拍品進口美國當時申報價值的7.5％。除非您要求蘇富比安排運送拍品到美國境外之地址，否則發票上將包括2,250美元以及相關的銷售稅。如欲查詢進口關稅的更多信息，請查閱目錄背面的附錄。 如有任何疑問，敬請聯繫tariffs@sothebys.com。