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36 Square Hu Vase
with two stylized-dragon handles and with lotus decor
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Cast bronze with cold-worked decoration, rust-colored coating over golden
flecks, and with a chiseled relief mark in standard-script (kaishu) characters
reading Kangxinian zhi in a recessed square cartouche on the base
15.0 centimeter height
Clague Collection Number 229
