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A LARGE AND RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE VESSEL, HU
Late Shang Dynasty
The pear-shaped body of oval section supported on a spreading foot
cast with a band displaying large taotie masks, a further band of taotie
masks around the waisted neck, with large rounded eyes on each
side, and separated by a narrow band, the sides applied with a pair of
rams-head lug handles with long curling horns, with mottled light green
patina and areas of malachite encrustation.
41cm (16 1/8in) high.

£180,000 - 220,000
CNY1,600,000 - 2,000,000

商晚期 青銅獸面紋壺

Provenance:
Wui Po Kok Antique Co., Hong Kong, 21 October 2000
Gisèle Croës Arts D’Extreme Orient, Brussels, 2014
Jean-Yves Ollivier Collection

Published and Illustrated:
G.Croës, Ancient Chinese Treasures. The European Fine Art Fair,
Maastricht, 2010, pp.40-41

來源：
香港古董商匯寶閣古美術，2000年10月21日
布魯塞爾古董商吉賽爾藝廊，2014年
歐宗易先生珍藏

出版及著錄：
吉賽爾著，《Ancient Chinese Treasures（中國古代珍寶）》，
馬斯特里赫特，2010年，頁40-41

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