BRONZE BOWL AND COVER
GORYEO DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
£378
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
高麗王朝 銅蓋盒
the bulbous body set on a high everted foot, with a domed cover gently flattened on top
Dimensions
15cm high; 408g
Provenance
Provenance: Han Collection, 28 July 2020, with a transaction receipt.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.64.
Footnote
Note: Compare to a bronze covered bowl, Goryeo period, in the British Museum, registration no. 1926,0407.3.a-b; Also see a related bowl with a saucer-shaped lid, in the British Museum, registration no. 1926,0407.2.a-b; two bronze bowls with covers, of which one has a high stem foot, dated to the Joseon dynasty, illustrated in Beth McKillop, Korean Art and Design, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, pl. 50.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價