A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, JU YOU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, JU YOU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The broad pear-shaped body is raised on a splayed foot cast with a band of stylized dragons, and the shoulder is cast with a further decorative band interrupted by an animal-mask in relief at the center of each side, the twisted-rope, swing handle is joined at the shoulder by two simple loops and the domed cover is surmounted by a hollow ovoid finial. The exterior and interior surfaces are covered with a mottled encrustation of bright malachite and azurite, and the interior and cover are both cast with a six-character inscription reading Ju zuo zu ding zun yi . 12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high, two inscribed Japanese wood boxes, the outer box inscribed and signed by Hata Zoroku
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, JU YOU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, JU YOU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The broad pear-shaped body is raised on a splayed foot cast with a band of stylized dragons, and the shoulder is cast with a further decorative band interrupted by an animal-mask in relief at the center of each side, the twisted-rope, swing handle is joined at the shoulder by two simple loops and the domed cover is surmounted by a hollow ovoid finial. The exterior and interior surfaces are covered with a mottled encrustation of bright malachite and azurite, and the interior and cover are both cast with a six-character inscription reading Ju zuo zu ding zun yi . 12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high, two inscribed Japanese wood boxes, the outer box inscribed and signed by Hata Zoroku
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