PROPERTY FROM A COLORADO COLLECTION A Pair of Bronze Taotie Masks and RingsWarring States period Each finely cast in low relief on one side, the face of the mythical beast with fierce eyes below a pair of curled horns, the ears and cheeks modeled with cloud scrolls to suggest thick fur, the ground decorated with leiwen pattern, below the grinned mouth a faceted band to receive the separate, undecorated ring, the back plain with a short pin for attachment, overall covered with a light green encrustation. 4 5/8in (12cm) high; 2 3/4in (7.3cm) wide 戰國 青銅舖首一對 pare the closely related pair of bronze taotie masks and rings illustrated by Rawson and Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes , Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 170-171, no. 74.