Four legged square bronze vessel with banana leaf pattern

[Banana leaf pattern four legged square boat]

Banana leaf pattern four legged square boat, mid Qing Dynasty, 9.5 cm high, 10.8 cm wide
The body of the bronze vessel is square, with a large mouth, a neck, and a deep belly. On the ventral side, there is a beast’s head, a flat bottom, and four feet under it. The neck is decorated with three animal heads and deformed Kui patterns, and the belly is decorated with banana leaf patterns
This utensil is made of imitation bronze bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty, with roughly similar shapes but different shapes. From the perspective of shape, the bronze bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty were larger in size, with two umbrella-shaped pillars on their mouths; During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, this replica was small in size and had no columns. The bronze bronze vessel of the Shang Dynasty has a round body with three pointed feet and a square body with four pointed feet, which is high in height and has a large outward angle. This imitation is relatively short, not very sharp, and has a shape similar to the legs of Ming and Qing furniture. From the perspective of decorative patterns, the Kui pattern of this instrument has become more patterned, with obvious characteristics of the times.