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RARE ET IMPORTANT VASE RITUEL COUVERT EN BRONZE
ARCHAÏQUE, FANG HU
Dynastie des Zhou Occidentaux (1050-771 avant J.-C)
A VERY RARE AND LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL AND
A COVER, FANG HU
Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BC)
Of rectangular pear-shaped form rising from a high pedestal foot,
with a flattened body and straight rectangular neck decorated with a
band of stylised birds set to each side with elephant-head handles,
surmounted by a waisted rectangular cover, cast around the body with
four disconnected parts of taotie masks between a band of serpentine
designs and waves, the associated cover cast around the sides with a
register of confronted kui-dragons below a wave pattern, the rich brown
and greenish patina with some encrustations.
59cm (23 2/8in) high; without the cover 49.5cm (19 1/2in) high (2).
€120,000 - 180,000

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981); illustrated in Robert Rousset’s Paris
apartment photograph, circa 1950’s
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

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