.jpg?w=1)
ANOTHER PROPERTY
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
Details
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
Heavily cast, the sides encircled by seven bands of fine abstract curl pattern bordered by narrow indented bands with raised edges, with a pair of taotie mask handles on the shoulder beneath four loose rings and attached to the chain handle which is also attached to the cover, cast with a central whorl pattern and surmounted by four small masks suspending loose rings
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high, box
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
Heavily cast, the sides encircled by seven bands of fine abstract curl pattern bordered by narrow indented bands with raised edges, with a pair of taotie mask handles on the shoulder beneath four loose rings and attached to the chain handle which is also attached to the cover, cast with a central whorl pattern and surmounted by four small masks suspending loose rings
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high, box
Provenance
In a private collection in Hong Kong by 1992.
The Tsui Museum of Art.
The Tsui Museum of Art.
Exhibited
Gems of Chinese Art: Selections of Ceramics and Bronzes from the Tsui Art Foundation, The Empress Place Museum, Singapore, 1992, no. 9.
Empire of the Dragons: Chinese Art Treasures Through 4000 Years from Hong Kong, Sweden and Denmark, Aarhus Kunstmuseum, 9 September - 26 November 1995, pl. 66, cat. no. 12.
Empire of the Dragons: Chinese Art Treasures Through 4000 Years from Hong Kong, Sweden and Denmark, Aarhus Kunstmuseum, 9 September - 26 November 1995, pl. 66, cat. no. 12.
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.