拍賣筆記 vol.338 邦瀚斯紐約2026：6.144萬美元售出，吉賽爾，滇文化戰國末期至西漢初 珍罕青銅蛇紋鐘 - Bonhams 2026, Gisèle Croës, A Rare 'Serpents' Bronze Bell, Warring States Period, Sold for US$61,440

這件滇文化戰國末期至西漢初珍罕青銅蛇紋鐘（拍品65）於2026年3月23日邦瀚斯紐約「中國陶瓷與藝術品」專場拍賣，來自紐約私人收藏，前經比利時著名古董商Gisèle Croës 2001年經手，最終以US$61,440（含佣金）成交，遠超預估價範圍，表現極為亮眼，超出市場預期。

此件滇文化青銅鐘成交價大幅超出預期，一方面得益於Gisèle Croës的權威 provenance 加持，這位布魯塞爾資深古董商以經營早期中國與亞洲青銅器聞名，其經手之物常讓買家信心十足；另一方面，近年戰國時期青銅小件（包括雲南地區滇文化青銅器）在國際市場持續看漲，精品稀缺性與獨特地域特色吸引藏家積極競投，推升成交熱度。

滇文化 戰國末期至西漢初

青銅蛇紋鐘

PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION

拍品 65

A RARE 'SERPENTS' BRONZE BELL

Dian culture, late Warring States period to early Western Han Dynasty

FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

2026年 3月 23日, 09:00 EDT

紐約

成交價：US$61,440（包括佣金）

器呈扁平繭形，造型獨特，大膽裝飾以一對盤繞的蛇紋，每條蛇身均飾以人字形斷面圖案。左上角以淺浮雕鑄出一隻低身前撲的猴子；背面則飾以單條蛇紋，盤繞於四角，蛇首向下正對鐘身中央的開口。鐘身下部兩側各以淺浮雕鑄出四頭水牛列隊行進，置於飾小圓圈的窄帶之內。U形柄為雙頭蛇造型，同樣飾有人字形斷面線紋。鐘腰分布四道開口，柄部兩側另有兩個圓形穿孔。通體表面布滿綠色與褐色銅鏽。

高46厘米（附底座）。

來源：

布魯塞爾 Gisèle Croës 古董行，2001年

滇為戰國中期至東漢時期建立的古國，以滇池為中心，範圍涵蓋今雲南高原中部與東部（中國西南地區）。滇文化以生動寫實的青銅動物與人物形象著稱，常見於禮儀用器、兵器或個人飾物之上。

此類「繭形」青銅鐘為滇地區所特有，與中原禮樂用鐘相比，器壁鑄造較薄。此件以淺浮雕技法呈現如此複雜紋飾，極為罕見。可比較1964年雲南祥雲大波那出土的一件同形鐘，飾以陰刻對角幾何渦紋，圖見《中國青銅器全集》第14卷《滇》，昆明/香港，1993年，圖版211。另見布魯克林博物館藏一件同形鐘，飾以輕陰刻鳥紋及交叉「S」形圖案，館藏編號2003.3.1，見博物館網站。

這類滇文化青銅鐘以其地域獨特性與精湛淺浮雕技藝，在早期中國青銅器中佔有特殊地位，近年市場對此類西南邊疆青銅精品的關注度持續上升。

A RARE 'SERPENTS' BRONZE BELL

Dian culture, late Warring States period to early Western Han Dynasty

Of flattened cocoon shape, boldly decorated with a pair of coiled serpents each marked by chevron-sectioned patterns, the upper-left corner cast in low relief a monkey bending low and thrust forward, the reverse decorated with a single serpent coiled at four corners while the head facing down to the center slit opening, the lower part of the bell cast in low relief a parade of four water-buffaloes on each side within narrow bands of small circles, the U-shaped handle of double-headed snake with similar chevron-section hatching, four slit openings distributed at the waist of the bell, with two further circular apertures on either side of the handle, the surface with green and brown encrustations throughout.

18 1/8in (46cm) high

滇文化 戰國末期至西漢初 珍罕青銅蛇紋鐘

Provenance:

Gisèle Croës, Brussels, 2001

來源：

布魯塞爾 Gisèle Croës 古董行，2001 年

Dian, the ancient Kingdom established during the mid-Warring States through Eastern Han, centering the Dian Lake on the Yunnan Plateau and extending to the central and eastern Yunnan, present day Southwest China. The culture is known for their vivid depictions of bronze animals and human figures, which were often part of ritual bronze vessels, weapons, or personal adornments.

Bronze bell of this 'cocoon' shape is unique to the Dian region, cast relatively thin compared with the ritual bells of the Central Plain. It is extremely rare to see a Dian bronze bell with such complex design with shallow relives. Compare the bronze bell of this shape with incised diagonal bands of geometric 'swirls', unearthed in 1964 at Dabona, Xiangyun, Yunnan province, illustrated in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji (Compendium of Chinese Bronzes), Vol. 14, Dian, Kunming, Hong Kong, 1993, no. 211. See also the bronze bell of the same shape but with a lightly incised bird within the crossed bands of 'S' decoration, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum and illustrated on the museum's website, accession no. 2003.3.1.