THE XING ZUO FU DING GU AN IMPORTANT BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC the slender waisted vessel resting on a low footring, finely cast on the trumpet-like neck with four upright triangular blades filled with dissolved taotie masks in high relief above a band of angular serpents, the middle section decorated with similar taotie masks centered and divided by striated flanges, the splayed foot decorated with taotie masks with angular horns, clawed legs and forehead shields below a band of kui dragons, divided by further flanges, all reserved on a fine leiwen ground and detailed by intagio, the patination of mottled green, a four-character inscription on the interior of the foot Height 9 3/4 in., 25 cm
THE XING ZUO FU DING GU AN IMPORTANT BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC the slender waisted vessel resting on a low footring, finely cast on the trumpet-like neck with four upright triangular blades filled with dissolved taotie masks in high relief above a band of angular serpents, the middle section decorated with similar taotie masks centered and divided by striated flanges, the splayed foot decorated with taotie masks with angular horns, clawed legs and forehead shields below a band of kui dragons, divided by further flanges, all reserved on a fine leiwen ground and detailed by intagio, the patination of mottled green, a four-character inscription on the interior of the foot Height 9 3/4 in., 25 cm
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