A RARE AND FINELY CAST BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE AND FINELY CAST BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The deep body is raised on three blade-form supports and is cast in intaglio with two registers of taotie masks, those in the upper register with raised pupils, while the two smaller masks in the lower register have intaglio eyes and are formed of scrolls and parallel wing-like motifs. Both pairs of masks are centered on a plain, narrow flange on one side and a two-graph inscription cast beneath the C-shaped handle that issues from a bovine mask on the opposite side. There are further related scrolls on the underside of the spout, and a pair of posts with whorl-cast caps rising from the rim. The bronze has a smooth patina with areas of milky green color and malachite encrustation. 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm.) high
A RARE AND FINELY CAST BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE AND FINELY CAST BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The deep body is raised on three blade-form supports and is cast in intaglio with two registers of taotie masks, those in the upper register with raised pupils, while the two smaller masks in the lower register have intaglio eyes and are formed of scrolls and parallel wing-like motifs. Both pairs of masks are centered on a plain, narrow flange on one side and a two-graph inscription cast beneath the C-shaped handle that issues from a bovine mask on the opposite side. There are further related scrolls on the underside of the spout, and a pair of posts with whorl-cast caps rising from the rim. The bronze has a smooth patina with areas of milky green color and malachite encrustation. 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm.) high
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