A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GULATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BCThe trumpet-shaped upper section is undecorated, the rounded middle section is cast with two taotie masks, above the spreading foot which is cast with a band of dragons above further taotie masks. The patina is of olive-green color with areas of malachite encrustation.9 7⁄8 in. (24.8 cm.) high, Japanese double wood box inscribed by Hata Zoroku II (1861-1936) dated to the fifth year of Taisho, corresponding to 1916.