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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MONTANA COLLECTION
AN ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE WINE VESSEL, GONG
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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AN ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE WINE VESSEL, GONG
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The faceted sides of the vessel are cast with taotie masks inlaid in gold and silver and divided and separated by notched flanges below further taotie masks below the rim, with an animal-form C-shaped handle. The cover is cast in the form of adorsed recumbent animals, their features inlaid with silver and gold.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The faceted sides of the vessel are cast with taotie masks inlaid in gold and silver and divided and separated by notched flanges below further taotie masks below the rim, with an animal-form C-shaped handle. The cover is cast in the form of adorsed recumbent animals, their features inlaid with silver and gold.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
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Michael Bass