A BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, LI WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

the body divided into three lobes, rising from three columnar legs to a waisted neck with everted rim, set with a pair of upright loop handles, the exterior covered with malachite and cuprite encrustations, wood cover and Japanese wood box

A Japanese Private Collection, acquired in Japan prior to 1940.

This vessel is in good condition, but does have a shallow 4cm long dent to one side of the rim,. There is also a 7mm by 7mm hole to the top of one leg.
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