31 cm. （12 1/4 in.） high

Of cylindrical form rising from a splayed foot ending in a trumpet neck， boldly-cast around the middle and lower register with four taotie masks， each exhibiting rectangular slit pupils， stylised ‘C’-shaped horns and hooked jaws， the upper register at the flared neck further decorated with four upright blades filled with taotie masks above a band decorated with two pairs of kui dragons， all reserved on dense archaistic leiwen ground and divided by horizontal bow-string borders and four evenly-spaced vertical flanges at the cardinal directions on all three registers.

Price estimate:
HKD: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000
USD: 127,400 - 191,100

Auction Result:
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