Rectangular bronze fang ding vessel, China, Shang... Lot 4193

Rectangular bronze fang ding vessel, China, Shang dynasty, quadripod, body decorated with taotie and stylized dragons on a leiwen frieze background, punctuated by eight vertical ridges, feet decorated with geometric motifs, two handles decorated with parallel lines, inscription under the base, h. 23.5 cm (with handles), l. 17.5 cmProvenance: Koller Auktionen, Zurich, May 4, 2011, lot no. 137, private American collection, former H. Medill Sarkisian collectionA similar fang ding is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, inv. no. 49.135.2. A rectangular bronze fang ding vessel, China, Shang dynasty, quadripod, body decorated with taotie and stylized dragons on a leiwen frieze background, with eight vertical ridges, feet decorated with geometric motifs, two handles decorated with parallel lines, inscription under the base, 23.5 cm high (with handles), 17.5 cm longProvenance: Koller Auktionen, Zurich, May 4, 2011, lot no. 137, private American collection, former H. Medill Sarkisian collectionA similar fang ding is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, inv. n°49.135.2'''''''23.5''