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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich
Hausmann
Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2014, 11:45 AM | HK0558
LOT 3403
A BRONZE PHOENIX-HEAD ROSEWATER SPRINKLER
YUAN DYNASTY
cast in the form of a Buddhist kundika, the globular body supported on a splayed pedestal
foot, set on one side of the shoulder with an irregular handle in the form of a gnarled
prunus branch, opposite an undulating spout in the form of a phoenix head, all surmounted
by a tall neck of gu form set with a bulbous central section, the mouthrim bordered with a
band of pendent leaf lappets, the smooth patinated surface of a variegated brown colour
19 cm., 7 1/2 in.
ESTIMATE 40,000-60,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 162,500 HKD
CATALOGUE NOTE
The shape is derived from Buddhist kundika vessels and to the cult of rosewater sprinklers so popular in the cultures
of the Middle East. The present example has a prunus branch as a handle and the liquid is poured through the
