A CHINESE BAMBOO ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD VESSEL QING... Lot 406

A CHINESE BAMBOO ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD VESSEL QING DYNASTY The flared body supported on three lappet-shaped legs^ all carved with taotie masks in shallow relief^ with an animal head-shaped handle^ the base with a four character Qianlong mark^ together with a wood stand^ 8.8cm. (2) Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection^ previously in an American private collection^ Pittsburgh^ later the Alice Boney Collection^ purchased from Freeman~s Philadelphia^ 16th September 2008^ lot 151.