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PROPERTY FROM A COLORADO COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF BRONZE TAOTIE MASKS AND RINGS
Warring States period
Each finely cast in low relief on one side, the face of the mythical
beast with fierce eyes below a pair of curled horns, the ears and
cheeks modeled with cloud scrolls to suggest thick fur, the ground
decorated with leiwen pattern, below the grinned mouth a faceted
band to receive the separate, undecorated ring, the back plain
with a short pin for attachment, overall covered with a light green
encrustation.
4 5/8in (12cm) high; 2 3/4in (7.3cm) wide

$3,000 - 5,000
戰國 青銅舖首一對

Compare the closely related pair of bronze taotie masks and rings
illustrated by Rawson and Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos
Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 170-171, no. 74.

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