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A bronze Gu, c.1890, cast with Taotie masks, blade

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A bronze Gu, c.1890, cast with Taotie masks, blade

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A bronze Gu, c.1890, cast with Taotie masks, blade panels with chilong above scrolling dragons on a diaper ground, the sides with fish-tail handles, cast mark, 29.8cm 1890

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A bronze Gu, c.1890, cast with Taotie masks, blade

Name: A bronze Gu, c.1890, cast with Taotie masks, blade
SKU: 26012308
Price: 420 GBP
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