CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE JAR WITH LOOSE RINGS

LATE 20TH CENTURY ARCHAIC STYLE BRONZE JAR WITH A GLOBULAR BODY TAPERED TO A ROUNDED BASE. COVERED IN A HEAVY GREEN VERDIGRIS PATINA WITH EARTHEN BROWN RESIDUE TO SIMULATE AGE. THE SHOULDER IS INCISED WITH A BAND OF ARCHAIC CALLIGRAPHIC CHARACTERS. THE MIDSECTION FEATURES AN EMBOSSED BAND OF CIRCULAR WHORL MOTIFS AND DENSE CLOUD SCROLLS, SITTING ABOVE A LOWER BAND OF DECORATIVE PLANTAIN LEAVES. FITTED WITH TWO ANIMAL-HEAD LOOP HANDLES SUSTAINING SUSPENDED LOOSE RINGS. THE FLAT UNMARKED BASE SHOWS DARK PATINATION. MEASURES APPROX. 9" TALL AND 5.5" IN RIM DIAMETER