CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE WHEELED BASIN

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC WESTERN ZHOU STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED DARK GREY AND BUFF HARDSTONE CHARIOT-FORM RITUAL BASIN (PAN) MOUNTED WITH SPOKED WHEELS AND A DETACHABLE TWIN-/BEAST SHAFT WITH WHEEL EXTERIOR RELIEF-CARVED WITH A CENTRAL TAOTIE MASK FLANKED BY RUNNING DRAGON THE UNDERSIDE INCISED WITH A THREE-CHARACTER BRONZE-SCRIPT (JINWEN) INSCRIPTION 6 IN HIGH, 7.75 IN DIAMETER (BASIN'S RIM)