A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC) The slender vessel is cast to the mid-section and lower body with taotie masks on a dense leiwen ground, separated by scored vertical flanges. The upper section is decorated with four stylised cicada blades rising upwards towards the flaring neck. The surface is of a pale greyish-green tone with milky-green malachite encrustations. 10 ¾ in. (27.4 cm.) high Provenance Sotheby's London, 8-9 July 1974, lot 3. Sotheby's London, 8 July 1975, lot 10. The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family.
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC) The slender vessel is cast to the mid-section and lower body with taotie masks on a dense leiwen ground, separated by scored vertical flanges. The upper section is decorated with four stylised cicada blades rising upwards towards the flaring neck. The surface is of a pale greyish-green tone with milky-green malachite encrustations. 10 ¾ in. (27.4 cm.) high Provenance Sotheby's London, 8-9 July 1974, lot 3. Sotheby's London, 8 July 1975, lot 10. The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family.
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