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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The slender gu has a plain trumpet-shaped neck, the central and lower sections are cast with taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, the masks in the center section divided by narrow flanges. The patina is of a mottled blue-green and grey color and there are areas of blue-green encrustation.
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The slender gu has a plain trumpet-shaped neck, the central and lower sections are cast with taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, the masks in the center section divided by narrow flanges. The patina is of a mottled blue-green and grey color and there are areas of blue-green encrustation.
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Mayuyama, Tokyo, Japan, acquired prior to 2000. Accompanied by a letter by Mayuyama Ryusendo.
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