Warring States|The vessel of trapezoidal form, the shallow flared sides with galleried rim, supported on a widely splayed base pierced with four lappet-shaped ovals forming corner feet, finely decorated in low relief with entwined 'c' scrolls in horizontal bands forming an overall design on the exterior within plain borders, the narrow sides flanked by a pair of loop handles shaped as dragons with scaly bodies, the cover similarly cast in conforming shape and decoration, the bronze with areas of green and brown encrustation, collector box. 39.5cm (15 1/2in) wide (4).|戰國 青銅卷雲紋簠Provenance: a Dutch private collectionA European private collection來源： 荷蘭私人舊藏歐洲私人收藏The shape and intricate dragon designs of the present vessel are features typical of bronze vessels of the Eastern Zhou dynasty. A similar bronze fu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, excavated in Henan Province, is illustrated in Historical Relics Unearthed in New China, Beijing, 1972, pl.61; another bronze fu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, excavated in Henan Province, is illustrated by W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, London, 1962, pl.56.