A CHINESE BRONZE HU-VASE

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A CHINESE BRONZE HU-VASE
WITH TAOTIE MASK AND LOOSE-RING HANDLES, DECORATED WITH PROCESSIONS OF FIGURES HUNTING, FISHING AND KNEELING ARCHERS BELOW FLOCKS OF BIRDS WITHIN SHAPED CARTOUCHES SURROUNDED BY SCROLLING BORDERS, LAPPET AND STIFF-LEAF BANDS, THE RIM WITH A CONTINUOUS BAND OF MYTHICAL ANIMALS -- 17½.IN (44.5CM) HIGH, (DAMAGE TO BODY).
SEE COLOUR PLATE 9.

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