BRONZE TRIPOD JUG, China, possibly late Shang-early Zhou Dynasty (11th-10th century B.C.) Resting on three splayed feet in the form of blades, the body engraved with taotie masks on a background of archaic motifs (scrolls), the handle decorated with a taotie head, the spout flanked by two tenons; a broken foot and restorations H. 17 cm (6 ¾ in.) Provenance: Galerie Michel Beurdeley, Paris, certificate dated October 24, 1967 Former collection of Doctor and Mrs J.C., Paris, acquired in 1967 A bronze tripod ritual vessel, Jue, China, late Shang dynasty - early Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th BC A similar Jue jug of slightly larger size was sold at Christie's London on November 10, 2015, lot 18. A similar and slightly larger Jue was sold at Christie's London, 10 November 2015, lot 18. 商晚期-西周早期 青铜饕餮纹爵 来源:巴黎Michel Beurdeley艺廊， 证书日期为1967年10月24日。 巴黎J.C.医生伉俪珍藏，购于1967年。