A Chinese archaic bronze kettle and cover, HeHan dynastyOf compressed bulbous form, raised on three waisted feet, with two taotie mask and ring handles at the shoulder, linked to an arched bail handle terminating in qilong heads, the cover joined to said handle by additional links, the arched spout with hinged cover, in the form of a stylized bird, scattered areas of red and green encrustation. L: 10 in. (across spout)PROVENANCE:Michael Goedhuis, London Property from a Private Collection, Main Line, Philadelphia, acquired from the above, September 13, 1993