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

LOT 3395

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE
YUAN DYNASTY

cast with a globular body rising from a splayed foot to a tall neck and a galleried mouthrim,
the lower neck cast with a band enclosing an archaistic taotie mask against a leiwen
ground, the globular body cast with a band enclosing similar motifs, the bronze patinated
to a smooth dark brown colour
18 cm., 7 1/8 in.
ESTIMATE 15,000-20,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 50,000 HKD

CATALOGUE NOTE

This rare form exists in moulded qingbai ceramics, evidence of the strong relationship between bronzes and their less
costly ceramic counterparts. In Ulrich Hausmann’s opinion, flower vases in bronze came first, and that it was only due
to the later shortage of copper and the resulting high cost that ceramic versions began to be produced.