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Lot 8005

An archaic bronze wine vessel, gu
Shang dynasty

Fine Chinese Works of Art
16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San Francisco

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An archaic bronze wine vessel, gu

Shang dynasty
Raised on a raised plain foot, the globular mid-section cast with taotie masks separated by three vertical ribbed bands separated from the flared neck and base by two raised bands, the lower section cast with a network of addorsed C-commas enclosed by further vertical ribs, the whole interior and exterior surface covered with a malachite patina with earthen encrustations, three character inscription cast into the interior foot rim.
8 3/4in (22.5cm) high

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Provenance:
by repute purchased from Mr. Javrotsky

This lot has been in the family collection since the late 1980s.

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