A BRONZE JAR AND COVER, HU, WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
A BRONZE JAR AND COVER, HU
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The jar is cast with bands of flower heads, those on the body between narrow borders of interlaced dragons, and is flanked by a pair of taotie masks suspending loose rings. The low, conical cover has similar decoration and four hooked projections that function as supports when the cover is inverted. The cast decoration retains traces of black inlay.
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1990.
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A BRONZE JAR AND COVER, HU
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The jar is cast with bands of flower heads, those on the body between narrow borders of interlaced dragons, and is flanked by a pair of taotie masks suspending loose rings. The low, conical cover has similar decoration and four hooked projections that function as supports when the cover is inverted. The cast decoration retains traces of black inlay.
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1990.
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
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