A PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSELS, JUE, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSELS, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
Each is raised on tall, graceful, blade-shaped legs and cast with a band of taotie masks formed by confronted dragons with bird-form tails, one mask centered by a flange, the other by the handle and a single clan sign, cast on the body beneath the handle.
7 5/8 in. (19.8 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1991.
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSELS, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
Each is raised on tall, graceful, blade-shaped legs and cast with a band of taotie masks formed by confronted dragons with bird-form tails, one mask centered by a flange, the other by the handle and a single clan sign, cast on the body beneath the handle.
7 5/8 in. (19.8 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1991.
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
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