WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

Details

A PAIR OF BRONZE COVERED STEM BOWLS, DOU
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Each rounded bowl, flared, pedestal support, domed cover and doughnut-shaped knop finely flat cast with bands of lozenge pattern filled with granulation and reserved on a ground of angular scrolls, the two bands on the bowl separated by a raised rib below a pair of faceted handles decorated with three bands of cicada blades, with mottled reddish-brown and pale green patina, encrusted interiors
9 in. (22.9 cm.) across handles (2)

Provenance

Private American Collection.
Acquired 1995.

Lot Essay

Compare the dou of similar outline with similarly arranged bands of decoration that are also flat cast, but of a different diaper design, illustrated by C. Deydier, Les Bronzes Chinois, Paris, 1980, fig. 77, p. 227.

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