拍賣筆記 vol.391 蘇富比香港線上2026：東周春秋，侯馬青銅三足蓋鼎 - Sotheby’s HK Online 2026, A Houma Foundry Archaic Bronze Tripod Vessel And Cover (Ding), Spring And Autumn Period

此件為侯馬工坊製品，皮殼溫潤厚實，保存極佳。距離拍賣結束僅剩7小時，仍無人出價。青銅器對藏家的知識、眼力與財力均有較高要求，然而經過這些年的市場畸形發展，瓷器價格竟已超越代表中華文明與青銅時代的中國古代青銅器。侯馬工坊精品的概念尚未深入人心，青銅之路，漫漫其修遠兮。

This is a fine product from the Houma Foundry, featuring a warm, thick and exceptionally well-preserved patina. With only seven hours remaining until the auction closes, it has yet to receive any bids. Collecting ancient Chinese bronzes demands substantial knowledge, connoisseurship and financial resources. Yet after years of distorted market development, porcelain prices have now surpassed those of ancient bronzes — the very artefacts that represent Chinese civilisation and the Bronze Age. The appreciation for fine Houma workshop pieces has still not entered the mainstream. Indeed, the path of Chinese bronzes remains long and arduous.

東周春秋 青銅三足蓋鼎

拍品結束競投

May 15, 08:36 PM HKT

估價

40,000 - 80,000 GBP

起標價

35,000 GBP

PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN

A large and finely cast archaic bronze tripod vessel and cover (Ding), Spring and Autumn period

Lot closes

May 15, 08:36 PM HKT

Estimate

40,000 - 80,000 GBP

Starting Bid

35,000 GBP

Width across handles 35.3 cm, 13⅞ in.

Condition Report

There is typical oxidisation to the vessel. General surface wears. Viewing under UV light does not show any breaks to the legs, cover or finial. The bronze has not been x-rayed.

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong before 1987.

Catalogue Note

Originating in the pottery forms of the late Neolithic period, the tripod ding is among the most important and iconic vessels produced in China's history; a symbol of power, prosperity, and the nation's ancient past. Here realised in the vernacular of the late Bronze Age - of broad, stately proportions with swirling zoomorphic designs finely cast across the vessels surface - the present ding is a particularly fine and grand example of its type.