Watson, William, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Arts of the East (London: Faber and Faber, 1962), pl.47b
Loveday, Helen, Chinese Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum: An Illustrated Handbook to the Collections (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1990), p. 28, illus. p. 24 pl. 8
gui, taotie
A Chinese ritual food vessel with a deep bowl on a foot ring and handles.
Stylized monster mask decoration with prominent eyes and scrolling horns. The motif has been known since the 1100s. Its significance remains mysterious.
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