California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 November 28, 2015  November 28, 2015

 Lot # 7207 
A CINNABAR LACQUER ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD VESSEL    清 剔紅仿古饕餮紋鼎式爐


  • Dimension: Height: 10 in (25.4 cm) Width: 10 1/2 in (26.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1200
  • Estimate To: $1800

Of compressed globular form, the body is decorated with a deeply carved band of archaistc Taotie mask reserved on dense key-fret ground, the waisted neck carved with bands of upright leaves and ruyi-shaped, the cover further carved with a band of taotie mask and topped with an oblong finial, all supported on three mythical beast scrolled feet. Qing Dynasty period.