A BRONZE RITUAL VASE, HU
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier. The archaistic vessel is cast with a pair of taotie masks and decorated with two archaistic bands below a row of pendant petal-shaped panels, all between two meander borders.

Provenance: Hungarian Private Collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and a superb malachite-green patina. The taotie masks may once have held circular bronze handles.

Weight: 1077.1 grams
Dimensions: Height 20.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a larger, yet closely related Hu sold by Christies Paris, Art d’Asie, 20th June, 2017, lot 125.

青銅壺
中國，明代 (1368-1644) 或更早。仿古青銅壺上一對饕餮面具，雷紋之下兩道仿古紋帶，皆以雷紋飾底。

來源：匈牙利私人收藏
品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，孔雀石綠色包漿。饕餮面具上可能曾經有一個青銅執柄。

重量：1077.1 克
尺寸：高 20.3 厘米