Sold for:
$7,963
$7,963
Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel and Cover, You , China, possibly early Western Zhou dynasty (11th-10th century B. C.), the pear-shaped body cast in relief with two large taotie masks on either side, set between a narrow band of kui dragons encircling the pedestal foot and another around the neck, all reserved on leiwen grounds, flanked by notched flanges on the sides, the cover decorated in a similar fashion, surmounted by a domed finial cast with cicada patterns, with some green and azurite encrustation, ht. 9 1/2 in. Restoration to the lid
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-06-03
