Archaistic Chinese Bronze Animal-Form Covered Vessel

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of animal-form, with dragon-motif handle; showing protruding flanges to cover and body; L: 12" approx.

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of animal-form, with dragon-motif handle; showing protruding flanges to cover and body; L: 12" approx

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.)

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of bird-form; the plumes featuring diaper patterned designs; with dragon-motif finial to head; H: 11" approx

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

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of globular form, with large animal motif handles; set atop three feet; L: 9 1/2" (approx.)

Archaistic Chinese Shang-style bronze covered vessel; of hu form; featuring animal head handles pending loose rings and three registers of abstract animal and taotie designs in relief; with mythical c

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

Large archaistic Chinese bronze covered tripod vessel; of globular form, with two loop handles; the cover showing three recumbent animal-forms, each pending loose ring; L: 14" (approx.)

Chinese bronze archaistic covered vessel; of gui form with animal-like handles; exhibiting bird and dragon motifs in low relief atop an incised, diaper-patterned ground; W: 12 1/2" (approx.&#4

Large Chinese bronze archaistic covered vessel; of tapered globular form; with animal handles and bird finial; showing registers of scrolling archaistic motifs in low relief atop an incised diaper-pat

Chinese archaistic bronze covered vessel; of globular form with long tapered stem; featuring animal form handles, with incised archaistic designs to body; H: 15" (approx.)

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

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of ovoid form, with articulate handle; showing animal-motif designs to body, with protruding flanges to sides and cover; H: 13" approx

Two Chinese archaistic bronze covered vessels: one in the form of a bull, with three raised apertures to back, each with small animal-form cover; the other in the form of a horned creature; both with

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

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; the body of ovoid form, showing bands of animal designs, interspersed with raise nodules; with animal-motif handles, pending loose chains attached to animal-f

Archaistic Chinese bronze tripod covered vessel; of squat globular form, with loop handles; showing three animal-motifs to cover; all set atop three taotie mask-motif feet; D: 7" (approx.)

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of yu-form, with articulate handle; the body and cover showing designs of various animals reserved on a diaper patterned ground; interspersed by protruding fl

Archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessel; of yu form, with articulate handle; the body and cover showing designs of various animals reserved on a diaper patterned ground; interspersed by protruding fl

Chinese archaistic bronze covered vessel; of globular form set upon a tripod base; with ram's head handles pending loose rings; showing taotie and animal motifs in high relief reserved on an incis

Three Archaistic Bronze Inlaid VesselsThree archaistic Chinese bronze covered vessels: canteen shaped atop flared raised base, a hu form and lian; each with silvered metal inlaid archaistic animal and

Large and elaborate archaistic Chinese bronze vessel; of ovoid form, with dragon-motif handles; the body featuring animal-motifs, and four protruding openwork designs of writhing dragons; the cover sh

Archaistic Chinese bronze animal-form vessel; with three bird-form covers; L: 14" (approx.)