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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich
Hausmann
Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2014, 11:45 AM | HK0558

LOT 3376

A BRONZE OPENWORK HANDWARMER AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY

of super-elliptical form, the rounded body rising to a short straight mouthrim, the handle
fixed to ruyi-head sockets, the slightly domed cover cast with a pierced design of tree
shrews nimbly resting on the entwining fruiting grape vines stemming from jagged
rockwork, all against an intricate diaper ground, the base with an indistinct inscription, the
bronze patinated to a glossy warm caramel colour
17.8 cm., 7 in.
ESTIMATE 40,000-60,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 175,000 HKD

CATALOGUE NOTE

For additional information on hand warmers see Ulrich Hausmann, Keeping Warm in a Cold Study: The Warmer, in
The Literati Mode: Chinese Scholar Paintings, Calligraphy and Desk Objects, ed. Paul Moss, Sydney L. Moss,