Spring and Autumn Period, 771-476 BC. A bronze kettle with domed base, piriform body with bands of panhui ornament, slightly flared neck, two lateral panels with masks and pendant spension loops, discoid lid with six radiating tongue-shaped openwork plates. See Song, L., Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, p.49. 3.3 kg, 34cm (13 1/2"). UK art market. Property of a North London gentleman. [No Reserve]