the globular body set on three legs and rising to an everted rim, set to one side with a handle issuing from a beast mask, a tapering spout at the opposite side, a band of dissolved taotie masks against a leiwen ground at the shoulder, the domed cover repeating the motif and centered with a loop handle, wood stand (3)

China Hand Lamp & Shade Co., Washington, DC., 1966.
Michelin Moore Collection, Alexandria, Virginia.
Sotheby's New York, 16th-17th September 2014, lot 118.

With scattered small losses along the rim of the vessel, and heavy encrustations and verdi-patination throughout. Minor casting flaws to vessel and cover. Please note that this lot includes a stand, frame or other component made from a type of Chinese hardwood, which, if exported, will require a CITES permit to leave the United States.
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