A Chinese bronze archaic 'taotie' vase A Chinese bronze archaic 'taotie' vase A Chinese bronze archaic 'taotie' vase A Chinese bronze archaic 'taotie' vase A Chinese bronze archaic 'taotie' vase

A Chinese bronze archaic 'taotie' vase

Reference: ART1005577

The vase is cast to the shoulder with two loose-ring masks handles, and is decorated in relief with a band of archaistic taotie masks, all reserved on a leiwen ground. The band suspends widely-spaced lappets to the body decorated with a stylised cicada design on a leiwen ground.

Provenance: from a private Dutch collection.