• Dimension: Height: 27 in (68.6 cm) Width: 19 1/2 in (49.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $9500

Of similar archaistic ding form, the compressed globular body intricately carved with stylised taotie mask flanked by scrolled foliate against a honeycomb diaper ground, below a narrow band of stylized ruyi pattern at the rim further applied a pair of carved dragon handles, all supported on three cabriole legs issuing from the body bottom, the domed cover surmounted by a rounded bulb-shaped knob surrounded by two bands of archaistic zoomorphic scroll, the interior lacquered black. Republic period.