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LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
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A BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, YU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The deep bowl is raised on a tall, spreading foot and is decorated below the rim with a triple bow-string band interrupted by three taotie masks cast in high relief. A single clan sign is cast on the bottom of the interior. The bronze has a mottled milky-green patina with areas of malachite encrustation.
9 5/8 in. (24.7 cm.) diam., Japanese double wood box
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The deep bowl is raised on a tall, spreading foot and is decorated below the rim with a triple bow-string band interrupted by three taotie masks cast in high relief. A single clan sign is cast on the bottom of the interior. The bronze has a mottled milky-green patina with areas of malachite encrustation.
9 5/8 in. (24.7 cm.) diam., Japanese double wood box
Provenance
Sugimura Yuzo Collection, in Japan prior to 1978.
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Olivia Hamilton