Song bronze FangHu vase
FangHu vase Song Dynasty bronze
FangHu vase Song Dynasty in bronze with three registers with various motifs.
high 19,22 cm.
宋期.
For the decoration known as butterflies or taotie masks compare
‘Later Chinese Bronzes’ by Rose Kerr page 43 and 44, illustrations nr 31 and 32.
see also: http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/bronzes/BronzeStuff.html