New Members Ctyam2003 Posted July 6, 2017 at 08:14 AM New Members Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 at 08:14 AM Dear All, Can somebody help me out with translating bronze script found in a Bronze Griffon Sculpture our family owns? I believe it is from the E. Zhou or Warring States Period. Also can anyone point me to a University or Institution I can get in touch with to thoroughly help me out? Thank you. BR, Ctyam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted July 7, 2017 at 03:10 AM Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 at 03:10 AM Hard to translate anything without better quality images, or ideally a rubbing. However, don't get your hopes up too much. There's a very high chance that it's fake. And some of those squiggles look suspicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted July 7, 2017 at 09:43 AM Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 at 09:43 AM Very attractive patina. Unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxi Posted July 7, 2017 at 01:59 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 at 01:59 PM On 7/6/2017 at 9:14 AM, Ctyam2003 said: can anyone point me to a University or Institution I can get in touch with to thoroughly help me out? The Arthur Sackler Museum has an important collection of Chinese bronzes. You might want to look in their pages http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ctyam2003 Posted July 11, 2017 at 08:30 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 at 08:30 AM Thanks for the reply guys. My research points me to the late Eastern Zhou or Warring States Period. Still need to get more info on the bronze script though. The sculpture is covered with birds and other figures in relief and also has several taotie masks. Was planning to head out to Honking or Beijing soon, any places you can recommend? Attaching some pics for your perusal. BR, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lips Posted July 11, 2017 at 11:51 AM Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 at 11:51 AM On 7/7/2017 at 11:10 AM, OneEye said: some of those squiggles look suspicious. Very suspicious indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ctyam2003 Posted July 11, 2017 at 01:21 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 at 01:21 PM Hahahaha! Really now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:09 AM Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:09 AM Very cool pictures. Still not sure whether it's authentic or not, but I would like to see a rubbing or better images of the text if possible. In Beijing, I'd recommend contacting Peking University or Tsinghua. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted July 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM I agree, very cool bronze. I don't care if it's fake or not, it looks awesome. Good luck with your research. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted July 12, 2017 at 10:02 AM Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 at 10:02 AM Surely there's a *local* university or specialist who can take a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxi Posted July 12, 2017 at 11:05 AM Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 at 11:05 AM Wow! So beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. Try emailing the Shackler Museum, there is a contact address in their website, I'm sure they can help with the inscriptions If not, maybe the team in Harvard's ChinaX can point you to the right place, they had a bronzes expert give a lecture in their course. I only have the address of their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/chinaxharvard/posts/ If you can't access it ask again, I'll try to search for a more universally approachable address. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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