CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL DING VESSEL

For Sale by Auction in
Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE) MONUMENTAL ARCHAISTIC CAST PATINATED BRONZE / RED BRASS RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER (DING) CAST IN LOW RELIEF IN A SHANG / ZHOU DYNASTY REVIVAL STYLE WITH REPEATING HORIZONTAL BANDS OF GEOMETRIC LEIWEN (THUNDER) FRET PATTERNS THE DOMED COVER WITH THREE LOOP HANDLES ABOVE A BULBOUS BODY FLANKED…

Bidding closes at
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE)
MONUMENTAL ARCHAISTIC CAST PATINATED BRONZE / RED BRASS RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER (DING)
CAST IN LOW RELIEF IN A SHANG / ZHOU DYNASTY REVIVAL STYLE WITH REPEATING HORIZONTAL BANDS OF GEOMETRIC LEIWEN (THUNDER) FRET PATTERNS
THE DOMED COVER WITH THREE LOOP HANDLES ABOVE A BULBOUS BODY FLANKED BY RIGID UPRIGHT U-SHAPED LOOP HANDLES, RAISED ON THREE STOUT CABRIOLE LEGS
APPROX. 14.25 IN HIGH, 12.375 IN WIDE ACROSS HANDLES