A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY of slender waisted form, finely cast around the mid-section with pairs of taotie masks with raised eyes divided by notched flanges, above a pair of bowstrings interrupted by two apertures, the splayed foot similarly decorated in an openwork design, the tall flared neck encircled by four upright triangular blades rising from a band of spirals, the surface with areas of malachite encrustation, the exterior with a pictogram below the rim, possibly reading que, Japanese wood box (2) Height 10 3/8 in., 26.4 cm
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY of slender waisted form, finely cast around the mid-section with pairs of taotie masks with raised eyes divided by notched flanges, above a pair of bowstrings interrupted by two apertures, the splayed foot similarly decorated in an openwork design, the tall flared neck encircled by four upright triangular blades rising from a band of spirals, the surface with areas of malachite encrustation, the exterior with a pictogram below the rim, possibly reading que, Japanese wood box (2) Height 10 3/8 in., 26.4 cm
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