A BRONZE 'TAOTIE' RITUAL JUE VESSEL

The archaic bronze zun ritual vessel is of tapering form, body carved with taotie masks and archaic patterns, the top mounted with a mythical beast on the lid as finial, reverse incised with archaic t

The body rising to an everted rim from tall splayed foot, finely cast around exterior with four large taotie masks reserved on leiwen ground, beneath a band of scrolled motif divided by two bovine mas

A Wonderful Bronze 'Taotie' Tripod Ritual Food Vessel, Ding . Supported on three columnar legs, body is cast with archaistic motifs and a pair of upright loop handles. From The Ancient Times. Size:27.

An Archaic Bronze 'Taotie' Quadripod Ritual Food Vessel, Ding , With Inscriptions. Supported on four columnar legs, body is cast with archaistic motifs and a pair of upright loop handles. From The Anc

Bronze Ritual Taotie Vessel 1970g Length: 14.7cm Width:12 cm Height: 20cm

The ritual food vessel,fangyi is of a rectagle body with taotie mask on the belly and more archiastic patterns on the foot. The cover is in the shape of a roof and is carved with archiastic patterns w

A square shaped Shang style four leg ritual vessel decorated with Taotie pattern on each side, and two handles on each side. H:7 3/8in(17cm) W:6 3/8in(15cm)

A GOOD CHINESE BRONZE JUE, possibly early, the ritual vessel with good unpolished patination, 7.6in high.

urn "lei" and stand, body cast in relief with Greek key and taotie mask design, three handles with loops, lid in matching design with inscribed pictograms on interior, accessioned in 1964, with number

The archaic bronze vessel you is of globular form, stands on splayed foot ring, the body cast with mythical beast and taotie patterns, a lifting handle mounted on two beast masks from the sides, the l

The archaic bronze ritual vessel gui is of rectangular form with bulbous body and every round rim, two S shaped handles leans downwards, body depicts archaic taotie masks, two beast mask handles mount

The archaic bronze cast ritual vessel shaped in the form of covered jar, body depicts taotie masks along with extruding edges, complete with similar motif domed cover and lifting handle extending from

The archaic bronze ritual vessel zhi is of curved ovoid form, stands on tall foot ring, body depicts stylized mythical beasts and taotie masks, complete with domed cover, inside bears archaic inscript

ARCHAISTIC BRONZE ZUN VESSELArchaistic Zhou-style Chinese silvered bronze zun ritual vessel; of short trumpet form with flared rim and notched flanges; the body with taotie-mask design in relief; H: 7

The archaic bronze cast ritual vessel is of bulbous form, depicts archaic taotie mask patterns and mythical beast patterns on the body, two beast masks mounted on the side extending to tall lifting ha

The Zun is cast in the archaistic manner with stylized taotie masks under bands of qilins, all reserved on diaper ground, with an upright animal-mask handle. Studio mark to base. Weight 3302 grams, H.

A Chinese bronze archaistic jue vessel. Body cast with a band of taotie design, one side with a handle issuing from an animal mask, raised on three blade-form supports, with mottled green patina. H: 8

The archaic bronze ritual vessel is of bulbous form, cast on the exterior with scrolling taotie masks, mythical beasts, and key-fret patterns, two beast handles mounted on the side, archaic text inscr

Old Chinese Shang-style bronze tripod vessel; of jue form; showing raised archaistic and taotie-mask designs; H: 6 1/4" (approx.)

The sides of the vessel horizontally grooved below a band of dissolved taotie centered on a simplified mask on two sides, the ring foot cast with a band of hooked diagonals and raised on three faceted

Chinese bronze yu form ritual food vessel, with an everted rim above a band with taotie masks and stylized dragons above a body with a diamond pattern and raised bosses, the splayed foot with repeated

An Ancient Bronze Tripod 'Animal Mask' Ritual Food Vessel, Ding , With Inscriptions. Raised on three columnar legs, the body flat-cast with taotie masks and dense scrolls, all reserved on leiwen groun

Western Zhou-Style Bronze Fangding VesselLarge Chinese Western Zhou-style bronze ritual food vessel (fangding); of square form with two loop handles resting upon four legs with taotie masks with rams

Chinese Archaic Gui Bronze Censer 5.25''x9.5''. Ritual food vessel dates to the Western Zhou dynasty. Relief taotie masks with figural handles. Heavy verdigris patina. Zhou Period (1028-221 BCE). Priv