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LATE SHANG DYNASTY, LATE ANYANG PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY BC
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A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, LATE ANYANG PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY BC
The vessel is cast with a deep 'U'-shaped body supported on three blade-form legs. It is decorated with a wide band comprising two taotie masks on a leiwen ground and with raised vertical flanges. There are a pair of capped posts to the mouth rim on either side of the spout. The vessel has an overall mottled milky-green and brown patina with some areas of encrustation.
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) high
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, LATE ANYANG PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY BC
The vessel is cast with a deep 'U'-shaped body supported on three blade-form legs. It is decorated with a wide band comprising two taotie masks on a leiwen ground and with raised vertical flanges. There are a pair of capped posts to the mouth rim on either side of the spout. The vessel has an overall mottled milky-green and brown patina with some areas of encrustation.
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) high
Provenance
The collection of Dr. L. Carrington Goodrich (1894-1986), former Dean Long Professor Emeritus of Chinese and founder of the East Asian Studies department at Columbia University, New York.
Brought to you by
Alexis Yuen
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