A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL (LI DING) LATE SHANG / EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC the body supported on three slender cylindrical legs, divided into three lobes, each decorated in relief with a taotie mask with raised eyes, ‘C’ shaped horns and curved fangs, flanked by descending kui dragons, all with fine intaglios reserved on a leiwen ground, the neck cast with a band of leiwen scrolls beneath the everted rim set with two upright loop handles, a two-character inscription in the interior reading fu xing, the smooth bright green patina with traces of black inlay in the recessed areas Height 8 3/8 in., 21.2 cm
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL (LI DING) LATE SHANG / EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC the body supported on three slender cylindrical legs, divided into three lobes, each decorated in relief with a taotie mask with raised eyes, ‘C’ shaped horns and curved fangs, flanked by descending kui dragons, all with fine intaglios reserved on a leiwen ground, the neck cast with a band of leiwen scrolls beneath the everted rim set with two upright loop handles, a two-character inscription in the interior reading fu xing, the smooth bright green patina with traces of black inlay in the recessed areas Height 8 3/8 in., 21.2 cm
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