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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
1270
AN ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER-
INLAID BRONZE JAR AND COVER,
FANGLEI
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The sides are cast in relief and inlaid in gold
and silver with two bands of taotie masks above
pendent blades interrupted by stylized dragon
handles on the narrow sides, with a further
small handle on the lower body on one side,
and with pairs of confronted birds on the neck
and spreading foot. All the bands of decoration
are divided by fanges, as are those on the facets
of the canted cover below the faceted fnial.
23æ in. (60.5 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000

清十八/十九世紀 銅錯金銀饕餮紋方罍

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