A ritual wine jar Gu
Lot-No. 683
Proceeds : 5.600 €
China, Song-Dynasty (960-1279) or earlier. Bronze. Three decorated zones with Leiwen-ground, the middle with Taotie-decoration. Prov. formerly collection Johan Lilljehook (swedish ambassador in Shanghai in the 1920s). Small missing bit on the base, no ground. H. 28 cm (without wooden base).
A ritual wine jar Gu
A ritual wine jar Gu
Lot-No. 683
Proceeds : 5.600 €
China, Song-Dynasty (960-1279) or earlier. Bronze. Three decorated zones with Leiwen-ground, the middle with Taotie-decoration. Prov. formerly collection Johan Lilljehook (swedish ambassador in Shanghai in the 1920s). Small missing bit on the base, no ground. H. 28 cm (without wooden base).