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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The high-shouldered, tapering body is cast with a band of inverted petal lappets, and the tall neck is cast with taotie masks and key fret, between the loop handles that issue from animal masks, all below the upright rim decorated with whorl motifs.
11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The high-shouldered, tapering body is cast with a band of inverted petal lappets, and the tall neck is cast with taotie masks and key fret, between the loop handles that issue from animal masks, all below the upright rim decorated with whorl motifs.
11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box