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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL, JUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The vessel is cast with a characteristic pair of short posts on the mouth rim dividing the elongated pouring mouth and an exaggerated lip. The exterior of the cylindrical receptacle is decorated with taotie-masks against a leiwen-ground and is divided by vertical flanges, with a loop-handle to one side emerging from an animal-head, all raised on three tapered blade legs. The base is inscribed in seal script with characters Boshen zuo baoyi, 'Boshen made this precious vessel'. It is decorated overall with characteristic gilt splashes.
8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The vessel is cast with a characteristic pair of short posts on the mouth rim dividing the elongated pouring mouth and an exaggerated lip. The exterior of the cylindrical receptacle is decorated with taotie-masks against a leiwen-ground and is divided by vertical flanges, with a loop-handle to one side emerging from an animal-head, all raised on three tapered blade legs. The base is inscribed in seal script with characters Boshen zuo baoyi, 'Boshen made this precious vessel'. It is decorated overall with characteristic gilt splashes.
8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm.) high
Provenance
The Feng Wen Tang Collection
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