CHINESE BRONZE TANG MIRRIOR WITH TAO-TIE MASKS

Chinese Bronze Dagger Axe in the Shang style, having a straight, slightly tapering blade, and decorative tang with taotie mask design to both sides, complete with perspex presentation case. overall l.

**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

Wt：2814gW：8 3/4in（22.2cm)H：9 4/7in（24.3cm)

The body divided into three lobes and raised on tapered feet, rising to a waisted neck set with a pair of upright loop handles, the exterior cast with three taotie masks divided by vertical flanges ag

The compressed body supported on a spreading foot rising to a flared mouth, flanked with a pair of archaic beast handles with projecting tabs, the exterior molded with taotie masks and vertical flange

Of broad U-shaped form with a spreading foot, with two handles issuing from beast heads, the exterior carved with archaistic birds on scroll ground. Approx. 9.7-6.2-4.6 inch. _x000d_

Chinese bronze tripod jue with taotie masks and four-line inscription to interior, 17in; on wood stand. 19th Century.

Archaistic Chinese bronze handle; featuring a taotie-mask, pending large loose ring; H: 8 3/4" (approx.)

Ming Dynasty Chinese Bronze Gu the sides with Taotie masks and archaic symbols. Good condition to bronze and patination. Height 7 1/2 inches (19 cm.). Provenance: a Huntington Long Island Collection

Chinese archaic style bronze vessel with taotie masks set against leiwen bands, and further decorated with beast form handles. 9-character mark to underside. From a Sleepy Hollow, NY estate. Dimension

Archaistic Chinese bronze zun-form vessel; with taotie masks on a leiwen-patterned ground; H: 13" (approx.)

A Chinese Archaistic Bronze Gui Vessel cast with taotie masks reserved in four sections against a leiwen ground, flanked by horned handles. Length 13 x height 6 1/2 x diam 8 1/2 in., 33.02 x 16.51 x 2

CHINESE BRONZE BELL18th/19th CenturyRaised taotie mask and Greek key design. Conjoined beast-form knop. No clapper.Height 7".

AN 18TH/19TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE BELL Qianlong/Jiaqing, decorated with taotie mask heads. 18 cm x 11 cm.

Chinese bronze archaistic censer, of ding form with taotie masks on a thunder ground, raised on three tall tapering supports, the rim with inverted U-shaped handles, with wood lid and stand, censer: 9

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; showing relief decoration of taotie masks and zoomorphic forms; with arched handle; H: 14" (overall)

Small Chinese bronze tripod censer. Double-handled with taotie face mask decoration. Two character mark on base. Cracks in metal near base. See photo. Approximately: 4 3/4" x 4".Provenance: From the c

Archaistic Chinese bronze helmet; one side cast with elaborate taotie mask in high relief; the entirety with silvered symbols and patterns; H: 8 3/4" (approx.); wood stand

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE TWIN HANDLED BRONZE CENSER silver inlaid with taotie mask heads and vines. 870 grams. Overall 7ins wide, Internal diameter 4ins.

Chinese relief-decorated porcelain-imitating-bronze bowl; showing taotie mask designs, set above floral lappets and meander patterning; Qianlong seal mark to base, but 20th Century; L: 11"

Largest one decorated with Tao-tie masks and gilt,the smallest one was designed in the form of goose.All of them dating from Han dynasty.Very old.Size of 3 : 16.5cm , 11.2cm, 5.6cm

Archaistic bronze covered vessel; of lei-form; showing designs of insects and tao-tie masks reserved on a diaper patterned ground; H: 13" (approx.)

Chinese Bronze Zun-Form Vessel first half 20th century, the drum-form body raised on a straight-sided foot, supported by three sitting foo dogs, with a broad trumpet neck with tao-tie mask details enc

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