• Dimension: Height: 7 in (17.8 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $500
• Estimate To: $800

Chinese. Of archaistic gu form, the bulbous body cast in relief with mythical beasts divided by raised flanges, the flared neck decorated with cicada blades. Ming dynasty period.

型仿自商周青銅觚，原為五供之一。器形古雅而秀逸，喇叭口，束頸，近底漸外撇，淺圈足。器身雕刻“迴紋”“獸紋”“海水紋”，佈局熱鬧繁密，形象鮮活靈動。整器造型規矩大方，紋飾刻畫精細，銅質優良，為陳設佳品。