A BRONZE TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUECHINA, EARLY SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1027 BC)

Compare the early Shang dynasty jue of this type, with similarly cast taotie mask design, illustrated by Chen Peifen,"Animal Mask Designs on Shang and Zhou Bronzes", Orientations, February 1991, pp. 41-7, fig. 1 and fig. 1a and 1b (rubbings of decoration).
See a comparable example sold in our New York Rooms, 15 September 2011 - 16 September 2011, lot 1134