Lot Essay
A comparable example is illustrated in Asian Art in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: The Inaugural Gift, Washington, 1987, p151, no.99
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SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
Details
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
The vessel has a flaring trumpet-form neck above bow-string bands that flank the rounded mid-section with taotie centered on a narrow flange and embellished with a spiral scroll. The spreading foot is similarly decorated. The patina is of a mottled green tone with encrustations.
10¼ in. (26.2 cm.) high
SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
The vessel has a flaring trumpet-form neck above bow-string bands that flank the rounded mid-section with taotie centered on a narrow flange and embellished with a spiral scroll. The spreading foot is similarly decorated. The patina is of a mottled green tone with encrustations.
10¼ in. (26.2 cm.) high
Provenance
With Barry Sainsbury, London, 4 June 1988.