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examples both dragons which form the handles on either side are made in an identical mould and are soldered or
riveted onto the main body of the vessel. In Ulrich Hausmann’s opinion, this example is the earliest bronze vessel of
this type and the only recorded example which is modelled and cast in one unit.

For similar iconography in ceramics, compare the modelling and expressions on the chilong handles on the qingbai
‘dragon’ cup from the Carl Kempe collection, illustrated by Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe
Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 533, and sold in our London rooms, 14th May 2008, lot 319.