AN ARCHAIC CHINESE BRONZE CAST 'TAOTIE' GU VESSEL

Chinese. The elegantly curved slender vessel resting on a tall foot-ring, crisply cast on the middle and lower sections with fine taotie masks against a ground of intricate leiwen spiral, all below th

cast to resemble an archaic steamer, the lower section divided into three bulbous lobes tapering to three columnar feet, each lobe cast with a taotie mask, , below triangular flanges on the sides of t

Chinese Ming/Qing Archaic Gu Bronze Vessel 10.25''x5.5''. A dark natural patina bronze archaistic beaker vessel with taotie mask motifs. Missing chip to bottom edge and bottom plate is loose. 16th to

Chinese archaic bronze gu vase, with flared mouth and base, the body cast in low relief with taotie motifs, 12"h x 9.5" diameter.

A Chinese Bronze Archaistic Gu Form Vessel. The cylindrical vase rising from a short foot to a flaring neck, well cast and decorated in relief with stiff leaves, mythical beasts, and taotie masks. {He

商晚期 父癸尊 The vessel cast with a flared mouth and a splayed foot, featuring bold and crisply detailed relief casting of two horned taotie masks with bulging eye

Two Chinese Bronze Gu Vases. Each cast with flared trumpet mouth, decorated with archaic style lappet bands to neck and Taotie patterns to the body, tapered bottom supported from cylindrical foot. {Ta

Raised on tripod cabriole legs with taotie masks. Body finely cast with geometric and archaic dragon patterns. Two handles to shoulder and rope cord style band circulating the waist. Cover with three

The archaic bronze cast vase is of baluster form with ever rim, body cast with taotie masks in the center, four edges mounted with extruding patterns. Late Shang Dynasty period. Height: 14 1/2 in (36.

CHINESE BRONZE BURNER OR BRAZIER ARCHAIC FORM: Chinese cast bronze vessel, brazier or incense burner of archaic design. The piece is raised upon three feet with an open mouth and two applied handles.

Small Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel, cast with archaic bird motifs. Dimensions: Vessel H. 5"Condition: Very good.

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 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 vessel; finely cast with taotie motifs; H: 7 1/4"

A well cast bronze "Gu" form vase in bronze, in the style of Shang dynasty, but probably 19th century, with incised archaic scrollwork and a mark to interior of rim; ht. 8.75".

Chinese archaistic bronze lei-form vessel; finely cast, with taotie masks and zoomorphic forms on a leiwen-patterned ground; flanked by two mask loop handles pending loose rings; early 20th Century; H

double edged blade with spear point, hollow ground fullers with silvered archaic geometric decoration, hilt cast with Taotie masks, l 61.5cm

Chinese covered bronze zhi vessel; very finely cast with taotie masks in sharp, relief detailing; with low side flanges, and set upon a tall foot; with matching cover; possibly Shang Dynasty; H: 9 1/2

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAIC RECTANGULAR BRONZE DING CENSER, weighing 5.18Kg, the wood cover with an unusual carved soapstone finial, the sides cast with archaic taotie, the base with a seal mark, 10in x 6

DESCRIPTION: A large chinese heavy bronze archaic style vase. This is a rectangular tapered vessel, cast with stylized archaic motif decorations. The canted corners with projecting flanges. On wood pe

Rare and Important Chinese double sided archaic bronze double-sided pole finial. Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty period. Ca. 11th/10th century BC. Featuring a cast taotie head surmounted with horns.

Supported by three splayed blade legs. The neck of the vessel is cast in soft relief with a band of a geometric pattern. Two mushroom pointed-cap finials on either side of the slightly everted rim. H:

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.

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