The MU XIN ZUN A SUPERB AND VERY RARE BRONZE WINE VESSEL EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC of cylindrical form with four notched flanges down the sides, elegantly cast with taotie masks on the foot in high relief with prominent eyes, ears, forehead shield and hooked horns, flanked by dragons with slim S-shaped bodies and dragon heads, the middle section with a band of vertical ribs between bands of confronted birds with curled crests, beaks and tails and protruding eyes, all below the flaring neck showing a collar band of curly dragons and four upright blades, each centered on a flange, with upward looking taotie masks, all on a dense leiwen ground, a six-character inscription at the base inside the vessel, reading ya qi yi zuo mu xin zun, the surface with a smooth green patina Height 10 in., 25.5 cm
The MU XIN ZUN A SUPERB AND VERY RARE BRONZE WINE VESSEL EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC of cylindrical form with four notched flanges down the sides, elegantly cast with taotie masks on the foot in high relief with prominent eyes, ears, forehead shield and hooked horns, flanked by dragons with slim S-shaped bodies and dragon heads, the middle section with a band of vertical ribs between bands of confronted birds with curled crests, beaks and tails and protruding eyes, all below the flaring neck showing a collar band of curly dragons and four upright blades, each centered on a flange, with upward looking taotie masks, all on a dense leiwen ground, a six-character inscription at the base inside the vessel, reading ya qi yi zuo mu xin zun, the surface with a smooth green patina Height 10 in., 25.5 cm
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