A MAGNIFICENT AND IMPORTANT ANTIQUE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL.EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY STYLE. CHINESE WRITTEN INSIDE VESSEL. HEIGHT IS 10". APPROXIMATELY 14" WIDTH OVER HANDLES. NOTES: COMPARE TO A SIMILAR EXAMPLE, SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK, 17 SEPTEMBER 2013, LOT 3 THAT SOLD FOR $6,661,000, The Zuo Bao Yi Gui. PROVENANCE: U.S. PRIVATE COLLECTION SINCE 1971.