AN UNUSUAL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The deep body is raised on three tall blade-form supports, and the sides are finely cast with two taotie masks formed by pairs of addorsed birds facing and separated by narrow flanges. One mask is flanked by small descending birds and centered on a further flange, while the other mask is centered on an inscription cast under the loop handle, which issues from a small bovine mask. Above is a band of small blades and longer blades on the underside of the spout and the flared collar. A pair of capped posts rises from the rim. The bronze has a mottled milky green patina and some malachite and azurite encrustation. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box
AN UNUSUAL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The deep body is raised on three tall blade-form supports, and the sides are finely cast with two taotie masks formed by pairs of addorsed birds facing and separated by narrow flanges. One mask is flanked by small descending birds and centered on a further flange, while the other mask is centered on an inscription cast under the loop handle, which issues from a small bovine mask. Above is a band of small blades and longer blades on the underside of the spout and the flared collar. A pair of capped posts rises from the rim. The bronze has a mottled milky green patina and some malachite and azurite encrustation. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box
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