California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Apr. 18, 2015  Apr. 18, 2015

 Lot # 5563 
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU    青銅提梁鳯鳥紋卣


  • Dimension: Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $400
  • Estimate To: $600

Of broad oval shape and raised on a oval foot ring, the body and cover are finely cast in relief with two phoenix, each with backward-turned head and long tails and plumes billowing over body, with a band of mythical birds centered by high relief animal mask, all reserved on dense leiwen ground. The sides flanked by a pair of animal-head handles. The arched handle further cast with stylized mythical beast decoration. The domed cover is surmounted with a rectangular shaped finial. The bronze is of mottled blue-green patina, with malachite and azurite encrustation.