RARE CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL LAMP, YANZU DENG,Western Han Dynasty. Inscribed Changan Shangqin Gong tong gao deng zhong er jin si liang Shenjue yuan nian Gong Gou jian zao: Changan Changqin Palace tall bronze lamp, weighs two 'jin' four 'liang,' the first year of Shenjue, made by Gong Gou. The shallow circular pan supported on one bird-leg, the surface patina of brown tone - 5 1/2 in. high. Estimate $2,000-3,000
NOTE: A similar lamp is in the Shanxi History Museum. Another example was sold at Christie's, September 17, 2008, lot 556
PROVENANCE: Per repute, Ex. coll. The School of Nations Museum, Principia College, Elsah, IL
