THE BODY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Details
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FOOD VESSEL, GUI
the body western zhou dynasty
Cast around the squat body and foot with two geometric bands in low relief, later applied with four mythical animal-head handles with protruding flanges forming the legs, the interior with a pictogram within a cartouche at the centre, all under a greyish patina with areas of green encrustation
8¾in. (22cm.) wide
the body western zhou dynasty
Cast around the squat body and foot with two geometric bands in low relief, later applied with four mythical animal-head handles with protruding flanges forming the legs, the interior with a pictogram within a cartouche at the centre, all under a greyish patina with areas of green encrustation
8¾in. (22cm.) wide
Provenance
J. T. Tai