AN ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL, GU shang dynasty The tall slender vessel divided into three sections, the flaring rim crisply cast with four upright cicada blades, the central section and spreading foot decorated with a dense leiwen and taotie -pattern band divided by four vertical ribbed flanges, separated by two simple raised lines, the surface covered with a pale green-grey patination and areas of malachite encrustation, pictograms at base, neck restored 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL, GU shang dynasty The tall slender vessel divided into three sections, the flaring rim crisply cast with four upright cicada blades, the central section and spreading foot decorated with a dense leiwen and taotie -pattern band divided by four vertical ribbed flanges, separated by two simple raised lines, the surface covered with a pale green-grey patination and areas of malachite encrustation, pictograms at base, neck restored 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high
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