A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (GU) LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC

of slender form with a wide flaring trumpet mouth and tall spreading foot, cast around the central bulb with confronting kui dragons forming taotie masks centered on vertical flanges, a pictogram on interior of foot, the greenish-gray patina with malachite encrustation

A private New York collection formed between 1945-47.
Christie's New York, 1st - 3rd October 2007, lot 631.