CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BUFFALO XIZUN VESSEL

20TH CENTURY / IN WESTERN ZHOU STYLE AN ARCHAISTIC PATINATED BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL (XIZUN) CAST IN THE FORM OF A STANDING WATER BUFFALO THE FITTED COVER FORMS THE BACK AND IS SURMOUNTED BY A TIGER FINIAL SHOWS OVERALL PATINATION AND VERDIGRIS; TIGER FINIAL HAS A HOLE TO FLANK WITH DETACHED FRAGMENT INCLUDED MEASURES APPROX. 13 IN HIGH, 17.5 IN LONG