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A BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL (DING) PROVENANCE
EARLY SPRING AND AUTUMN Collection of Dr. Rigley.
PERIOD
LITERATURE
the rounded belly set on three cabriole legs cast ‘Developing a Decorative Theme’, Interior
with taotie mask terminals, two upright handles Design, December 1951.
rising from the everted rim above, the exterior
of the body cast with a band of abstracted $ 8,000-12,000
kuilong above a band of simpliÞ ed lappets,
the interior with a later-added inscription, the 㗍䥳⇅ġġġ曺戭⢼漵䲳溶
patina green with black and reddish-brown Ը๕
oxidation
Rigleyġ慓䓇㓞啷
Diameter 7¾ in., 19.7 cm
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˨DevelopingġaġDecorativeġTheme˩炻
˪InteriorġDesign˫炻1951⸜12㚰

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