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Bronzes, Metalwork, and Sculptures
Property from a Northern California Estate
Property from a Northern California Estate
Lot 8002
An archaic bronze wine vessel, gu Shang dynasty
16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$13,750 inc. premium
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An archaic bronze wine vessel, gu
Shang dynasty
Raised on a plain straight foot with flared mouth, the globular mid-section cast with taotie masks separated by vertical ribbed flanges and set off from the base and mouth by paired raised horizontal bands, the lower section cast with addorsed C-comma bands bisected by further ribbed flanges, the surface and interior covered with malachite and earthen encrustations.
11 1/2in (29.2cm) high
Raised on a plain straight foot with flared mouth, the globular mid-section cast with taotie masks separated by vertical ribbed flanges and set off from the base and mouth by paired raised horizontal bands, the lower section cast with addorsed C-comma bands bisected by further ribbed flanges, the surface and interior covered with malachite and earthen encrustations.
11 1/2in (29.2cm) high
Footnotes
Provenance:
by repute, purchased from Mr. Javrotsky
This object has been in the collection since the late 1980s.














