A FACETED BRONZE STORAGE VESSEL, FANGHU, HAN DYNASTY China, 206 BC-AD 220. The faceted pear-shaped body, raised on a slightly flared square foot, is applied to either side with a taotie mask handle and a loose ring. Naturally grown malachite and lapis lazuli patina. Provenance: From the collection of Josette and Théo Schulmann, Paris, France, acquired between 1960 and 1970. A French export certificate accompanies this lot. Condition: Extensive wear, patina and encrustations with only small areas of the bronze still visible, minor dents and fissures, overall condition exactly as expected from a bronze of this age.