An important inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (You)Late Shang dynasty商末 青銅獸面紋卣cast to the interior of the vessel and cover with a two-character inscription comprising a character ding followed by a clan pictogram (2)銘文：丁丙Height 11¼ in., 28.7 cmThe vessel has a faint crack and a few small minor chips to the foot rim and a few very minor faint cracks to the body. The loop handle with minor restoration to a small section and traces of possible consolidation to the ring terminals. The cover is in overall good condition. Both the vessel and cover with some expected wear, encrustations, and minor casting imperfections. X-ray images available upon request. 器足見一道微細裂紋及幾處小磕，器腹見幾道微細短道裂紋。提梁見一處小修痕跡，提梁末端兩環可能經加固。蓋整體品相良好。器、蓋見些許正常磨損、鏽斑及輕微鑄造瑕疵。X光片可供索取。For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact serina.wei@sothebys.comIn response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.Collection of Wu Dacheng (1835-1902).Japanese Private Collection.Sotheby's London, 18th November 1998, lot 873.English Private Collection.吳大瀓（1835-1902）收藏 日本私人收藏 倫敦蘇富比1998年11月18日，編號873 英國私人收藏Wu Dacheng, Kezhai jigulu [Record of antiques collected by Kezhai], vol. 18, 1896, p. 11.Bao Ding, Guochao jinwen zhulu biao buyi [Supplements of the list of bronze inscriptions recorded in the present [Qing] dynasty], vol. 1, 1931, p. 56 (vessel recorded).Luo Fuyi, Sandai Qin Han jinwen zhulu biao [List of recorded bronze inscriptions of the Three Dynasties, the Qin and the Han], vol. 4, Beiping, 1933, p. 9 (vessel recorded).Liu Tizhi, Xiaojiao Jingge jinwen taben [Rubbings of bronze inscriptions in the Xiaojiao Jingge], vol. 4, 1935, p. 9.Wang Chen, Xuyinwencun [Continuation of the surviving writings from the Yin dynasty], vol. 1, 1935, p. 69.Luo Zhenyu, Sandai jijin wencun [Surviving bronze inscriptions from the Three Dynasties], vol. 12, 1937, p. 41.John Calvin Ferguson, Lidai zhulu jijin mu [List of bronzes in ancient records], Shanghai, 1937, p. 130 (vessel recorded).Luo Fuyi, Sandai jijin wencun shiwen [Interpretations of the surviving bronze inscriptions from the Three Dynasties], vol. 12, Hong Kong, 1941 (published in 1983), p. 16, no. 2580 (vessel recorded).Zhou Fagao, Sandai jijin wencun zhulubiao [List of recorded surviving bronze inscriptions from the Three Dynasties], vol. 2, Taipei, 1977, p. 455, no. 2579 (vessel recorded).Sun Zhichu, Jinwen zhulu jianmu [Concise list of recorded bronze inscriptions], Beijing, 1981, p. 268, no. 4609 (vessel recorded).Yan Yiping, Jinwen zongji [Corpus of bronze inscriptions], Taipei, 1983, no. 5063.The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed., Yin Zhou jinwen jicheng [Compendium of Yin and Zhou bronze inscriptions], Beijing, 1984, no. 4828.The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed., Yinzhou jinwen jichengshiwen [Interpretations of the compendium of Yin and Zhou bronze inscriptions], vol. 4, Hong Kong, 2001, no. 4828.Liu Yu et. al., Shangzhou jinwen zong zhulubiao [Comprehensive list of recorded Shang and Zhou bronze inscriptions], Beijing, 2008, no. 5291 (vessel recorded).Wu Zhenfeng, Shang Zhou qingtong qi mingwen ji tuxiang jicheng [Compendium of important inscriptions and images of bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties], vol. 23, Shanghai, 2012, no. 12677.吳大瀓，《愙齋集古錄》，卷18，1896年，頁11鮑鼎，《國朝金文著錄表補遺》，卷上，1931年，頁56（器記錄）羅福頤，《三代秦漢金文著錄表》，表4，1933年，頁9（器記錄）劉體智，《小校經閣金文拓本》，卷4，1935年，頁9王辰，《續殷文存》，卷上，1935 年，頁69羅振玉，《三代吉金文存》，卷12，1937年，頁41福開森 ，《歷代著錄吉金目》，1937年，頁130（器記錄）羅福頤，《三代吉金文存釋文》，文12，香港，1941年（刊印於1983年），頁16，編號2580（器記錄）周法高，《三代吉金文存著錄表》，卷下，台北，1977年，頁455，編號2579（器記錄）孫稚雛，《金文著錄簡目》，北京，1981年，頁268，編號4609（器記錄）嚴一萍，《金文總集》，台北，1983年，編號5063中國社會科學院考古研究所編，《殷周金文集成》，北京，1984年，編號4828中國社會科學院考古研究所編，《殷周金文集成釋文》，卷4，香港，2001年，編號4828劉雨等，《商周金文總著錄表》，北京，2008年，編號5291（器記錄）吳鎮烽，《商周青銅器銘文暨圖像集成》，卷23，上海，2012年，編號12677