A Bronze Tripod Ritual Vessel, Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Raised on three stout supports, the sides and rim with a band of scrolling motifs, a pair of handles designed as Taotie masks suspending loose rings, illegible inscription on the inside of the pan, the whole vessel covered by a malachite and cuprite patina.

Height: 3.9 inches (9.9 cm).
Diameter: 9.6 inches (24 cm).
Weight: 3 LBS (1360.78 grams).

Provenance: Property from the family of a distinguished gentleman and scholar of Asian Art. Acquired in the early to mid-20th Century in China. (Lots 18A, 51, 62-67, 76-80, 82-86).

For a similar example see Lot #1016 at Christies Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, March 25th, 2010, New York.

青銅鼎，戰國時期（公元前574--公元前221年）。各面和各邊刻有卷葉草紋飾帶，把手一對，上飾饕餮紋並懸有鈴鐺，下承敦實三足。器具內沿有不可辨識之銘文，整個青銅器被孔雀石繡和銅綠繡所覆蓋。該青銅器為祭祀所用。 高: 3.9 英寸 (9.9 厘米)。 直徑: 9.6 英寸 (24 厘米)。 重量: 3英鎊 (1360.78 克)。 出處：該藏品由一位紳士於上世紀二十年代早中期珍藏至今，藏家乃亞洲藝術專家學者。(Lots 18A, 51, 62-65, 67, 76-80, 82-86). 如欲參看類似拍品，請參考紐約佳士得於2010年3月25日的中國工藝品專場拍賣會的拍品，拍品號為#1016。