Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020
Lot 500
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC FOOD VESSEL
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC FOOD VESSEL, GUI
MING/QING DYNASTY
Cast with taotie masks and other archaistic motifs against a leiwen ground, the body flanked by two loop handles issuing from the mouths of mythical creatures, with two lines of seal script characters to the interior, all raised on a tall flared foot, together with a wood cover surmounted by a hardstone finial, 34cm, 6kg. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.