MID 20TH C (C. 1960-80)
BRONZE WITH APPLIED PATINA.
A BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL OF SQUARE SECTION, MODELED AFTER SHANG DYNASTY FANGZUN PROTOTYPES. THE FLARED TRUMPET-SHAPED NECK IS DECORATED WITH ELONGATED TRIANGULAR BLADES AND BIRD MOTIFS. THE CENTRAL BULB AND HIGH PEDESTAL BASE ARE CAST IN RELIEF WITH BOLD TAOTIE MASKS SET AGAINST A DENSE LEIWEN (THUNDER PATTERN) GROUND. THE SHOULDER IS APPLIED WITH FOUR PROJECTING ANIMAL-HEAD HANDLES. THE VESSEL IS FURTHER ACCENTED BY NOTCHED VERTICAL FLANGES AT THE CORNERS AND MID-SECTIONS. THE EXTERIOR IS FINISHED WITH A HEAVY, ENCRUSTED GREEN AND BROWNISH-RED PATINA INTENDED TO SIMULATE LONG-TERM BURIAL AND OXIDATION.
APPROX. 7.5 IN HIGH
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE ‘FANGZUN’ RITUAL VESSEL
MID 20TH C (C. 1960-80) BRONZE WITH APPLIED PATINA. A BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL OF SQUARE SECTION, MODELED AFTER SHANG DYNASTY FANGZUN PROTOTYPES. THE FLARED TRUMPET-SHAPED NECK IS DECORATED WITH ELONGATED TRIANGULAR BLADES AND BIRD MOTIFS. THE CENTRAL BULB AND HIGH PEDESTAL BASE ARE CAST IN RELIEF WITH BOLD TAOTIE MASKS SET AGAINST A DENSE LEIWEN…