Antique Bronze Gu Form Altar Vase With Taotie Mask Decoration and Floral Handles. 19th century

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Gorgeous antique bronze Gu vase decorated in low relief with rolling waves and flaming pearl along the lower half of the body and with a pair or archaistic Taotie masks on each side of the neck. Twin handles in the form of flowers. Very nice dark patina with some wear to the Taotie faces. References For a very similar example see The British Museum collection – object 1985, – altar-vessel with production place catalogued as either China (?) or Japan (?) Height: cm Diameter: 14 cm Origin: Japan or China Date of production: Edo period / Qing Dynasty Material: bronze

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Size: 3371px × 3371px
Photo credit: © Oriental Antiques UK - Asian Art Dealer and Appraiser / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, altar, antique, archaic, archaistic, bronze, century, chinese, decoration, form, gu, japanese, mask, taotie, vase