A FIRE-GILT BRONZE TAOTIE MASK FITTING, HAN

**Originally Listed At $1200** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A beautiful matched pair of gilt bronze handles with mask faces known as taoties. These taoties are characteristica

Chinese Archaic Parcel Gilt Bronze Hu Vessel 10''x7.5'' .Taotie mask motifs with gold splash parcel gilt work. Drilled. Early 20th century, Republic era.

Large Chinese Cloisonne & Gilt Bronze Archaistic Jar and high cover with Taotie Mask designs using pastel colors to surfaces on turquoise ground with thunder clouds and to pendant leaf edges to should

Han Dynasty Jade Mask or Fitting. This mask is intricately carved in extremely high relief with all the classic Taotie features such as eyes, horns, and a top jaw with no bottom half, like numerous ot

Archaistic Chinese Gilt Bronze BellArchaistic Chinese gilt bronze bell; decorated with kui dragon, phoenix and taotie mask on leiwan ground with beastly flanges along the sides, inscription to bottom

Archaistic Chinese Gilt Bronze BellArchaistic Chinese gilt bronze bell; decorated with kui dragon, phoenix and taotie mask on leiwan ground with beastly flanges along the sides, inscription to bottom

The edged ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a flared mouth, set with a beast head loop and a clambering beast handle, carved with a pair of beast above a taotie mask on each side, the cover sur

A gilt bronze drum with two birds on top carried by two male figures with elaborate carvings and depictions of a large and center Taotie mask design. Shang dynasty. 5"Hx 8.5"Wx 7"D

**Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A collection of 3 ancient Chinese pottery and leaded-bronze artifacts. A cast leaded-bronze taotie mask with a tab a

Having Bulbous body slandered to square corners of flared opening mouth and foot. The mid-section is finely enameled against a bright turquoise ground with bands of archaic TaoTie masks. The trumpet n

Chinese Cloisonne & Gilt Bronze Zhadou, the sides with 2 rows of Taotie Masks in yellow or blue on a turquoise ground, the inside of mouth with cloisonne Lotus scrolls, the gilt bronze base with 4 cha

This stunning pair of door knockers or handles, features taotie masks and double gourd handles. The double gourd shape derives by invention of the Lonquan kiln during the Southern Song dynasty. As a f

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

Pair of Chinese bronze mounted cloisonne vases, possibly floor vases, baluster form having a turquoise ground with taotie mask and lappet decoration, each with gilt bronze medial band joining two figu

Archaistic Chinese carved spinach jade gu-form vase; finely carved with taotie masks amid scrolling leiwen pattern, between notched flanges; H: 17"; gilt bronze stand

Chinese Eastern Zhou Dynasty Bronze Figure Taotie Mask Borders framing the reticulated eyes, ears and creating the nostrils, ring for fitting on reverse Property from: a Private Collector, Chicago, Il

Pair late Regency gilt bronze fire dogs, 19th c., each with sphinx on arched base with satyr mask, 12.5"h x 9"w x 6"d Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seema Boesky

**Originally Listed At $1600** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A beautiful matched pair of gilt bronze handles with mask faces known as taoties. These taoties are characteristically

attributed to Han dynasty, comprising: four sided vessel with lid, two taotie mask handles on sides, lid with four hooks, 16-1/2 x 9 in.; rounded vessel with three bands, four taotie mask handles, lid

attributed to Han dynasty, comprising: heavily patinated pear shaped vase, with flared neck, 11-1/8 x 6-1/4 in.; rounded vessel with three bands, four taotie mask handles, lid with four hooks, 14-5/8

Heavily cast in boat form with two Taotie-mask handles on either side, together with two small cooking bowls, former Arthur Sackler's collection, purchased from Christie's New York, in overall good co

Lot 214 Pair of Chinese Bronze Fanghu Form Vessels and Covers (Han Dynasty) each flanked with two taotie mask and loose ring handles height (each): 15 3/4 inches width (each): 8 inches Provenance: F

A RARE CHINESE POTTERY HU JAR AND COVER, HAN DYNASTY (206BC-220AD). Modelled on the earlier archaic bronze vessels. A slightly-domed cover with four finials, moulded looped Taotie mask handles, decora

Each cast to show a taotie mask issuing a freely hanging ring. (Width 2 inches)