A CHINESE BRONZE TAOTIE TRIPOD CENSER

宋或更早 銅雙耳饕餮紋三足爐
The bronze vessel with a pair of loop handles on the rim, and taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground on each of the body's three lobes, raised on three tapering legs. Qing Dynasty period.

Height: 8 3/8 in (21.0 cm) Width: 6 7/8 in (17.5 cm)

Provenance: From a New York private collection

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