THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A MASSIVE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE DING
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A MASSIVE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE DING
MING DYNASTY
The sides cast in low relief with two registers of decoration separated by a plain, narrow band, the lower decorated with taotie masks, the upper with pairs of dragons confronted on fierce masks, all on leiwen grounds, with a pair of bail handles rising from the rim, the whole raised on three supports issuing from buffalo masks--24 1/4 in. (61.6cm.) high
MING DYNASTY
The sides cast in low relief with two registers of decoration separated by a plain, narrow band, the lower decorated with taotie masks, the upper with pairs of dragons confronted on fierce masks, all on leiwen grounds, with a pair of bail handles rising from the rim, the whole raised on three supports issuing from buffalo masks--24 1/4 in. (61.6cm.) high