CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PATINATED BRASS WINE VESSEL

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE) CAST PATINATED BRASS RITUAL COVERED WINE VESSEL (YOU) CAST IN RELIEF IN A WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY REVIVAL STYLE WITH TAOTIE AND ZOOMORPHIC SCROLL BANDS OVER A LEI WEN SPIRAL GROUND THE BULBOUS OVAL BODY FLANKED BY AN ARCHED OVERHEAD SWING HANDLE TERMINATING IN BEAST-HEAD LUGS THE DOMED COVER…

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE)
CAST PATINATED BRASS RITUAL COVERED WINE VESSEL (YOU)
CAST IN RELIEF IN A WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY REVIVAL STYLE WITH TAOTIE AND ZOOMORPHIC SCROLL BANDS OVER A LEI WEN SPIRAL GROUND
THE BULBOUS OVAL BODY FLANKED BY AN ARCHED OVERHEAD SWING HANDLE TERMINATING IN BEAST-HEAD LUGS
THE DOMED COVER CENTERING A CONICAL FINIAL RING AND REPEATING MATCHING RELIEF ENCOUNTERS
SURFACE TREATED WITH ARTIFICIAL GREEN VERDIGRIS PATINATION OVER A YELLOW METAL BODY
APPROX. 15.75 IN HIGH OVERALL INCLUDING HANDLE, BODY APPROX. 8 IN HIGH