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THE COLLECTION OF ALFRED E. MIRSKY, SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM OF THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
A BRONZE TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
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A BRONZE TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three blade-form supports, the deep body crisply cast with two large taotie masks separated by flanges, one centered on another notched flange, the other on two graphs positioned beneath the loop handle issuing from a mask, below a row of upright blades that rise towards the rim, all on leiwen grounds, the rim set with two rectangular posts surmounted by domed caps, the olive-green patina with some patches of malachite encrustation
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three blade-form supports, the deep body crisply cast with two large taotie masks separated by flanges, one centered on another notched flange, the other on two graphs positioned beneath the loop handle issuing from a mask, below a row of upright blades that rise towards the rim, all on leiwen grounds, the rim set with two rectangular posts surmounted by domed caps, the olive-green patina with some patches of malachite encrustation
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high