AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The slender gu has a plain trumpet-shaped neck, the central and lower sections are cast with taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, the masks in the center section divided by narrow flanges. The patina is of a mottled blue-green and grey color and there are areas of blue-green encrustation. 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The slender gu has a plain trumpet-shaped neck, the central and lower sections are cast with taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, the masks in the center section divided by narrow flanges. The patina is of a mottled blue-green and grey color and there are areas of blue-green encrustation. 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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