CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE / ALLOY COVERED ZUN

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CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CAST IN ARCHAIC ZHOU / HAN STYLE) HEAVY PATINATED BRONZE / COPPER ALLOY COVERED RITUAL VESSEL (ZUN / LIAN) OF CYLINDRICAL FORM SET ON AN INTEGRAL SQUARE PLINTH SURMOUNTED BY A FITTED COVER TOPPED WITH A FINELY DETAILED CROUCHING ARCHAIC BIRD FINIAL, THE COVER FLANGE INCISED WITH A BRONZE-SCRIPT (JINWEN) INSCRIPTION THE DRUM-FORM BODY FLANKED BY TAOTIE MASK LOOSE-RING HANDLES RAISED ON A RECTANGULAR BASE SURROUNDED BY FOUR CROUCHING BIRDS AT THE CORNERS AND SUPPORTED ON FOUR POWERFUL ZOOMORPHIC LEGS 7.5 IN HIGH, 4.5 X 4.5 IN

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