A BRONZE LIBATION VESSEL, JUE YUAN DYNASTY

of archaistic jue form, cast with a ‘U’-shaped body supported on three splayed triangular blade feet, cast on one side with a loop handle in the form of a sinuous scaly fish with a spout and rounded tail forming the rim, all surmounted by a pair of vertical finials terminating with cupola tips, the exterior with a smooth dark brown patina

Ulrich Hausmann, ‘Anmerkungen zur Problematik des Archaismus der späteren chinesischen Bronzen’, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst, Mitteilungen Nr. 5, Berlin, 1993, pl. 7.

minor dents and surface wear, but otherwise good condition
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