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LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
Details
A RARE BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JIAO
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three tall curved blade-form legs, the body cast in relief with two taotie masks, one divided by the loop handle, the other divided by a narrow vertical flange, all beneath a band of upright blades at the flared mouth, with an inscription cast on the interior at one side, with greenish patina and some malachite encrustation
6 5/8 in. (16.7 cm.) high, stand, Japanese wood box
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three tall curved blade-form legs, the body cast in relief with two taotie masks, one divided by the loop handle, the other divided by a narrow vertical flange, all beneath a band of upright blades at the flared mouth, with an inscription cast on the interior at one side, with greenish patina and some malachite encrustation
6 5/8 in. (16.7 cm.) high, stand, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired in the 1920s.
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