CHINESE ARCHAISTIC HARDSTONE COVERED TANKARD / ZUN

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CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER)CARVED DARK GREEN AND RUSSET HARDSTONE / SERPENTINE AN IMPOSING ARCHAISTIC CYLINDRICAL COVERED TANKARD / RITUAL CUP (ZHI / ZUN FORM), SUPPORTED ON THREE TAB FEET AND FITTED WITH A SQUARED STRAP HANDLE CARVED WITH A DRAGON-FORM HOOK CREST.. THE MATCHING DOMED COVER FEATURES A CENTRAL SCALLOPED PETAL ROUNDEL SURROUNDED BY CARVED TAOTIE MASKS IN SHALLOW RELIEF AND SURMOUNTED BY THREE HIGH-RELIEF ANTHROPOMORPHIC SCHOLAR/IMMORTAL MASKS. MEASURES APPROX. 10 IN HIGH, 9.5 IN DIAMETER

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