CHINESE CAST BRONZE RITUAL-STYLE CONTAINER, MODERN PRODUCTION IN THE ARCHAIC “HU” FORM. COMPRISED OF A BULBOUS, SQUAT GLOBULAR BODY RISING FROM A FLARED PIE-CRUST SPREADING BASE, NARROWING INTO A DISTINCTLY COLLARED NECK WITH A FLANGED RIM. THE MAIN BODY AND MATCHING FLATTENED DOME LID ARE ELABORATELY INCISED WITH ALL-OVER MULTI-TIERED GEOMETRIC INTERLOCKING MEANDER BANDS, THUNDER PATTERNS (LEIWEN), AND S-SHAPED CLOUD SCROLL MOTIFS. THE NECK IS ENCIRCLED BY A SMOOTH COMPOSITIONAL BAND INCISED WITH A ROW OF FORMAL ANCIENT JINWEN (BRONZE SCRIPT) CHARACTER INSCRIPTIONS. THE LID FINIAL ACCENT FEATURES THREE FREELY STANDING J-SHAPE STYLIZED ZOOMORPHIC HANDLES THAT ALLOW THE LID TO BE INVERTED AND USED AS A TRIPOD STAND RECEPTACLE. THE SHOULDERS ARE FLANKED BY TWO TAOTIE MASK LOOPS SUPPORTING MOBILE APERTURE RINGS. EXHIBITS AN INTENSITY OF AGE-SIMULATED MATTE MALACHITE GREEN ENCRUSTATION WITH CALCIUM OXIDATION AND REDDISH-BROWN EARTHEN PATINATION DEPOSITS.
MEASURES APPROX. 10″ TALL AND 5″ IN RIM DIAMETER