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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN PROVENANCE
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE K. Yokoyama & Co., Kyoto, 1953.
VESSEL (GU) Collection of Josef (1894-1969) and Meri (1920-
2017) von Sternberg, and thence by descent.
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH - 11TH
CENTURY BC $ 5,000-7,000
of slender waisted form, crisply cast around ⓮㛓ġ℔⃫⇵⋩ᶱ军⋩ᶨᶾ䲨ġġġ曺戭
the mid-section with pairs of taotie masks with 棽棖䲳如
raised eyes divided by notched ß anges, the
splayed foot similarly decorated, the tall ß ared Ը๕
neck encircled by four upright triangular blades 㨓Ⱉ⎌伶埻炻Ṕ悥炻1953⸜
rising from a band of spirals, the surface with Josefġĩ1894Į1969Īġ⍲ġMeriġĩ1920Į2017Īġvonġ
areas of malachite encrustation
Sternbergġằ⃟㓞啷炻㬌⼴⭞㕷⁛㈧
Height 9¾ in., 24.7 cm
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