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A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, MU NING RI XIN GUI LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC The vessel is raised on a tall spreading foot decorated with two pairs of confronted kui dragons. The body is decorated on each side with a taotie mask centered on a low flange, below a band of kui dragons confronted on an animal mask cast in high relief, all reserved on a leiwen ground. A four-character inscription, mu ning ri xin, is cast in the bottom of the interior. The surface has a greenish patina with malachite encrustation overall. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high