Lot 1008. A bronze ritual wine vessel, fanghu, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 16½ in. (42 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019

The faceted vessel has a pair of mask and loose ring handles on two sides, and the faceted cover has four flat, S-shaped finials at the corners. There are areas of blue-green encrustation inside and out.

Provenance: Inayama Bijutsu, Japan, March 1976.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 18 - 19 September 2014