A BRONZE FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOU

A BRONZE FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOU
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

The deep vessel supported on a splayed foot, cast in low relief around the body, domed cover and foot with bands containing horizontal registers of curled dragons within square cells, with a raised rope twist band at the waist, cast in the interior of the flat circular knop in light relief with a coiled phoenix, applied to the sides with a pair of loop handles, the surface with blue and green encrustation
9 1/4 in. (23.3 cm.) high, box