A rectangular bronze fang ding vessel, China, Shang dynasty, quadripod, body decorated with taotie and stylized dragons on a leiwen frieze background, with eight vertical ridges, feet decorated with geometric motifs, two handles decorated with parallel lines, inscription under the base, 23.5 cm high (with handles), 17.5 cm long

Provenance: Koller Auktionen, Zurich, May 4, 2011, lot no. 137, private American collection, former H. Medill Sarkisian collection

A similar fang ding is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, inv. n°49.135.2

商朝青銅方鼎 高23.5厘米