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Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 320

Large Japanese Hammered Standing Bowl or Singing Bowl

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

inverted bowl shaped bell, thirteen calligraphic characters inscribed along the rim, includes ??? (T?dai-ji, Eastern Great Temple), 19-1/2 x 26-1/2 in.; with turned wood mallet, remnants of red paint decoration, 24 x 3-1/2 in.

Provenance: Estate of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by descent in family

Note: In 1956, the children of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, donated a group of items to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. To view this collection of Chinese Art, please visit: https://www.philamuseum.org/search?q=loeb&cat=collection&from=24&size=12

Condition

weathered surfaces, dents, scratches, painted inscription to interior rim; mallet with splits and surface distress