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124 A GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD
VESSEL (HU) AND COVER
WITH A BASIN
㻊ġġġ 戭
挷 HAN DYNASTY
慹
漵 the hu with a globular body supported on three short legs and Ը๕
椾 rising to a tall sloping neck, the arched handle terminating in a ňŢŭŢŹŪŦġłųŵġħġňŪŧŵġńŰįġĩġŃįġŌįġŘŰůŨġĪ炻楁㷗炻IJĺĹĹ
㍸ dragon head at each end and attached by an openwork chain to ⸜ĸ㚰ijĺ㖍
㠩 the pair of loops at the shoulder of the vessel, the bell-shaped ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ㫸暚
⢢ cover covering the neck of the vase and aligning ß ush with the
⍲ shoulder, the top of the cover slightly domed and set with three ằ⃟㓞啷炻䶐嘇IJĺķij
冾 hooked loops, the basin with deep rounded sides and a short
椾 everted rim, the exterior cast with four raised Þ llets encircling
䙮 the widest point and a pair of low-relief beast-masks each with a
small loop (3)

Height 5⅝ in., 14.2 cm

PROVENANCE
Galaxie Art & Gift Co. (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 29th July 1988.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 1962.

$ 10,000-15,000

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