AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL (LIDING) LATE SHANG DYNASTY the deep lobed bowl rising from three tall cylindrical legs to an everted rim, set to the top with a pair of upright loop handles, finely cast to the exterior with three intricate taotie masks with protruding eyes and horns divided by flanges against a dense leiwen ground, all below a band of cicada motifs, the surface with mottled malachite and azurite encrustation, the interior with a pictogram below the rim, Japanese wood box (2) Height 8 in., 20.2 cm
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL (LIDING) LATE SHANG DYNASTY the deep lobed bowl rising from three tall cylindrical legs to an everted rim, set to the top with a pair of upright loop handles, finely cast to the exterior with three intricate taotie masks with protruding eyes and horns divided by flanges against a dense leiwen ground, all below a band of cicada motifs, the surface with mottled malachite and azurite encrustation, the interior with a pictogram below the rim, Japanese wood box (2) Height 8 in., 20.2 cm
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