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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL PROVENANCE
(GU)
LATE SHANG DYNASTY Collection of Tadao Kobayashi (1922-2008), acquired in Asia
between 1950s and 60s.
of slender waisted form with a trumpet neck, crisply cast $ 15,000-25,000 1950 60
around the central bulb with a pair of taotie masks, each Tadao Kobayashi 1922 2008
detailed with bulging eyes and centered by a vertical ange, the
splayed foot raised on a low footring, decorated with a further
pair of taotie masks, all against a ground of intricate leiwen, the
surface with areas of malachite encrustation, the interior of the
base cast with two inscriptions reading zuoceren and niao
Height 9⅞ in., 25 cm
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