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A fine Chinese bronze Hu and cover, Han Dynasty, with two…
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Melbourne
Date:
25-Oct-2015
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A fine Chinese bronze Hu and cover, Han Dynasty, with two taotie mounts with loose-ring handles, the body, neck and flaring foot decorated with bands of taotie masks and other archaic curvilinear motifs, the cover with three bird knop finials, 22.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Geelong. Reference: for a similarly shaped vessel (though without a cover), please refer Sotheby's, New York 11 September 2012, Lot 98
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Unclassified