BRONZE 'ANIMAL MASK' VESSEL

A Bronze 'Animal Mask' Ritual Food Vessel, Ding , With Inscriptions. Supported on four columnar legs, body is cast with archaistic motifs, detailed scrolls, and a pair of upright loop handles. From Th

A Ancient Bronze 'Animal Mask' Quadripod Ritual Food Vessel, Ding, With Inscriptions. Raised on four columnar legs, the trapezoidal body cast with animal masks, all reserved on liewen grounds, with a

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

A Ancient Bronze 'Animal Mask' Quadripod Ritual Food Vessel, Ding, With Inscriptions. Raised on four columnar legs, the rectangular body cast with animal masks centered on narrow flanges flanked by ro

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of animal-form, with dragon mask handle; the body showing designs of various animals on a diaper patterned ground; L: 13" (approx.)

Chinese. The bombe body rising from a tall splayed foot to a flared rim, flanked by a pair of animal mask loop handles, the exterior cast in low relief with stylised taotie masks reserved on a leiwen

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

A Ancient Bronze Ritual Food Vessel. The body flat-cast with animal masks centered on narrow flanges flanked by rounded eyes and bird beaks, all reserved on liewen grounds with mottled greenish patina

A Chinese archaic style bronze ritual food vessel, Gui, probably Western Zhou Dynasty, raised on circular foot with stylized animal masks, the compressed globular body cast with concave horizontal ban

China, bronze Keci vessel, decorated in relief with mythical animal masks and handles, geometric patterns, and key fret band near top, with an interior inscription and green patina. Height 11 in. Widt

An Archaic Bronze Covered Hu Vessel HAN DYNASTY (202 B.C.–220 A.D.) 漢 青銅壺 having a bulbous body risen by a columnar foot, flanked by animal masks suspending loop

Chinese bronze vessel; of bird-form; showing detailing to plumes; with animal masks to handle and sides; Qianlong mark to base, but later; L: 8" approx

A 14 inches tall Incenser with raised motifs of Japanese masks throughout the body consisting of demon masks, animal and people masks. Possibly silver plate over bronze. Cap of Incenser has cut outs a

A 14 inches tall Incenser with raised motifs of Japanese masks throughout the body consisting of demon masks, animal and people masks. Possibly silver plate over bronze. Cap of Incenser has cut outs a

Chinese Archaic Bronze Mythical Animal Form Ritual Censer - A lidded bronze ritual vessel with an usual mythological animal form. The vessel sits atop three pawed feet and depicts heads and masks of b

Old Chinese archaistic bronze tripod vessel; of globular form set upon a tripod base; with tall squared handles; showing raised taotie-mask and animal motifs reserved on an incised, diaper patterned g

Archaistic Chinese bronze vessel; the cover wrought in the form of a snarling horned creature; depicting various animals and taotie mask motifs in relief; reserved on an incised, diaper patterned grou

Pair of Chinese Shang-style parcel gilt bronze beer vessels; of gong form with sprouted animal cover, taotie masks to bodies; L: 9" (each)

Chinese archaistic sectional bronze covered vessel; set upon a tripod base with taotie-mask feet and animal form handles; four loops pending loose rings; showing several registers of scrolling archais

Chinese archaistic bronze covered vessel; of you form with animal motif handle; depicting taotie-mask designs in low relief; reserved on an incised, diaper-patterned ground; with calligraphy to inside

Chinese archaistic bronze covered pouring vessel; of animal form with protruding flanges; exhibiting taotie-mask motifs in low relief reserved on an incised diaper patterned ground; L: 11 1/2" &#4

Chinese bronze archaistic vessel; of gui-like form with elaborate animal-form handles; showing taotie-mask designs in relief reserved on an incised diaper patterned ground; with sectional base; H: 10

Chinese archaistic bronze ding vessel; of squared form with animal form handle to face; showing taotie-mask designs in relief reserved on a diaper patterned ground; with protruding flanges to each sid