AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH - 11TH CENTURY BC

the tall slender form crisply cast, the trumpet neck with four narrow triangular blades enclosing two rows of angular scrolls within a band of small, fine leiwen with symMetricas l taotie masks centered on notched flanges, the splayed foot with similar conforming decorations below a pair of bowstrings with cruciform apertures, the pale silvery green patina with light encrustation, wood stand (2)

Acquired in Japan between 1947 and 1952.

In overall good condition. One of the lower flanges has been damaged. The bronze disease around the base has been stabilized and treated. There is an associated crack visible in the X-ray. The mouth has three small areas that have been filled.
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