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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE 商末 青銅饕餮紋爵
VESSEL (JUE)
LATE SHANG DYNASTY 銘文：
父
the deep U-shaped body rising from three
splayed triangular blade legs to a pointed rim 來源
opposite a guttered spout flanked by a pair of 紐約蘇富比2001年9月19日，編號1
posts capped with conical finials, the exterior
cast with two taotie masks with bulging eyes,
one side set with a loop handle issuing from a
bovine mask, enclosing an inscription possibly
reading fu, the patina of smooth reddish-
brown color with some areas of malachite
encrustation
height 8⅛ in., 20.5 cm
PROVENANCE
sotheby’s new York, 19th september 2001,
lot 1.
$ 15,000-25,000
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