Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A beautiful and very rare "Gu" shaped bronze vase
Carved in the archaistic "Gu"-shape, with a projecting central section between the tall flaring neck with a trumpet-shaped mouth and the tall spreading foot. Its lower exterior surfaces carved in low relief with Taotie masks within scrolls and curving lines. On the foot a pictograph (to be found in W. Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pg. 81, fig. 6).With a very fine bright silver patina.
Height: 20.5cm
Style of: Shang (13th – 11th century BC : Anyang Style of) Antique Analytics states ' could be 16th/17th century, but could be also produced in the 20th century' (Sample AA 18-08068)
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16868/lot/1. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/arts-dasie-pf1107/lot.27.html
Carved in the archaistic "Gu"-shape, with a projecting central section between the tall flaring neck with a trumpet-shaped mouth and the tall spreading foot. Its lower exterior surfaces carved in low relief with Taotie masks within scrolls and curving lines. On the foot a pictograph (to be found in W. Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pg. 81, fig. 6).With a very fine bright silver patina.
Height: 20.5cm
Style of: Shang (13th – 11th century BC : Anyang Style of) Antique Analytics states ' could be 16th/17th century, but could be also produced in the 20th century' (Sample AA 18-08068)
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16868/lot/1. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/arts-dasie-pf1107/lot.27.html