MID TO LATE 20TH C
CAST BRONZE WITH APPLIED PATINA.
CAST BRONZE RITUAL-STYLE VESSEL OF TRIPOD DING FORM, FEATURING A ROUNDED GLOBULAR BODY SUPPORTED BY THREE STOUT LEGS WITH MYTHICAL BEAST MASK TERMINALS. THE FLARED RIM IS SET WITH TWO UPRIGHT “U”-SHAPED PIERCED HANDLES, AND THE SHOULDERS ARE FLANKED BY TWO LOOP HANDLES WITH DRAGON-HEAD TERMINALS. THE EXTERIOR IS DECORATED WITH A HORIZONTAL BAND OF ARCHAIC SCROLLING BIRD MOTIFS UNDER THE RIM. THE MAIN BODY IS CAST WITH MULTIPLE COLUMNS OF ARCHAIC-STYLE INSCRIPTIONS. THE VESSEL EXHIBITS A HEAVILY DISTRESSED SURFACE WITH SYNTHETIC VERDIGRIS PATINATION AND THICK EARTH ENCRUSTATIONS OVER A YELLOW BODY.
APPROX. 9.375 IN HIGH
CHINESE ARCHAIZING BRONZE TRIPOD DING CENSER
MID TO LATE 20TH C CAST BRONZE WITH APPLIED PATINA. CAST BRONZE RITUAL-STYLE VESSEL OF TRIPOD DING FORM, FEATURING A ROUNDED GLOBULAR BODY SUPPORTED BY THREE STOUT LEGS WITH MYTHICAL BEAST MASK TERMINALS. THE FLARED RIM IS SET WITH TWO UPRIGHT “U”-SHAPED PIERCED HANDLES, AND THE SHOULDERS ARE FLANKED BY TWO LOOP HANDLES WITH DRAGON-HEAD…