Taotie monster vase

Chinese

Fitzwilliam Museum

Chinese bronze vase cast and decorated with a band of taotie monster faces in cloisonné enamel on the neck and belly. The design is a late 19th- or early 20th-century copy of an ancient bronze ritual vessel, made to satisfy the antique collecting craze of the time.

• Medium: bronze & cloissoné enamel
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Presented by Mollie Lees through The Art Fund

Provenance

Collection of Mrs Mollie Lees.

Add your comments about this artwork Hide this form

Have your say