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An archaic bronze wine vessel, gu
Shang dynasty
Raised on a raised plain foot, the globular mid-section cast with taotie
masks separated by three vertical ribbed bands separated from the
flared neck and base by two raised bands, the lower section cast with
a network of addorsed C-commas enclosed by further vertical ribs,
the whole interior and exterior surface covered with a malachite patina
with earthen encrustations, three character inscription cast into the
interior foot rim.
8 3/4in (22.5cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000

Provenance
by repute purchased from Mr. Javrotsky

This lot has been in the family collection since the late 1980s.

8006
An archaic bronze tripod vessel, ding
Western Zhou dynasty
Raised on three sturdy flared legs, the plain lower belly with a wide
horizontal band cast at the shoulder composed of discrete alternating
segments of abstract zoomorphs constructed with hooks and spiral
terminals under an everted rim set off by paired U-shaped handles
cast with a row of elongated spirals, the surface covered in and out
with a dense malachite patina and earthen encrustation.
10 3/4in (27.4cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000

This object has been in the collection since the late 1980s.

8006

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