Lot Essay
For a very similar bronze vessel, with the addition of decoration to the legs, see Pope et al., The Freer Chinese Bronzes, vol. 1, Washington, 1967, Catalogue, pp. 176-179, pl. 31, where the authors note that the strong, fully integrated taotie masks in relief, and the prominent flanges, are elements of the late Shang style. Several examples of liding were reportedly found at Anyang according to Huang Chun, Yezhong pianyu, n.p., 1935, 1937, 1942, 3 pts., I, A, 11 and 12; III, A, 9
Liding with flanges are less common than those without. For an example from the Oeder Collection, see Bernhard Karlgren, "New Studies on Chinese Bronzes", B.M.F.E.A., 1951, no. 23, pp. 1-80, pl. 1b
For other similar examples see, Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol. II, Tokyo, 1976, p. 22, no. 6; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections, New York, 1993, p. 274; Mae Anna Pang, An Album of Chinese Art, from the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 30-31, pl. 4; and Ferne Volker, Frühe Zeiten, Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, 1982, Catalogue, p. 201, no. F3
Liding with flanges are less common than those without. For an example from the Oeder Collection, see Bernhard Karlgren, "New Studies on Chinese Bronzes", B.M.F.E.A., 1951, no. 23, pp. 1-80, pl. 1b
For other similar examples see, Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol. II, Tokyo, 1976, p. 22, no. 6; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections, New York, 1993, p. 274; Mae Anna Pang, An Album of Chinese Art, from the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 30-31, pl. 4; and Ferne Volker, Frühe Zeiten, Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, 1982, Catalogue, p. 201, no. F3