CHINESE, LATE 20TH CENTURY
CAST BRONZE WITH VERDIGRIS PATINATION AND EARTHEN ACCRETIONS.
AN ARCHAISTIC RECTANGULAR RITUAL CIPOSTAT (FANGDING) SUPPORTED ON FOUR CYLINDRICAL LEGS WITH ANIMAL MASK (TAOTIE) SHOULDERS AND SURMOUNTED BY PAIR OF UPRIGHT LOOP HANDLES. DECORATED EN ENTIRETY WITH HIGH RELIEF TAOTIE MASKS, LEIWIN (THUNDER PATTERN) GROUNDS, AND PROMINENT FLANGES.
MEASURES APPROX. 8″ L X 7″ W X 10″ H