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SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (6TH CENTURY BC)
Details
A BRONZE OVAL-FORM RITUAL VESSEL, XU
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (6TH CENTURY BC)
The vessel is supported on four cabriole feet cast with delicate animal masks and is applied with two buffalo-head loop handles to the sides. The bronze surface is encrusted with mottled malachite, azure and russet tones.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (6TH CENTURY BC)
The vessel is supported on four cabriole feet cast with delicate animal masks and is applied with two buffalo-head loop handles to the sides. The bronze surface is encrusted with mottled malachite, azure and russet tones.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in London prior to 1986.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
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