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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich
Hausmann
Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2014, 11:45 AM | HK0558
LOT 3346
TWO SMALL BRONZE VASES
SONG / YUAN DYNASTY
comprising: a vase of hexagonal form rising from a slightly splayed foot to a tall waisted
neck and everted rim, the neck flanked by a pair of elephant handles, their trunks forming
the loop, the patina of a variegated brown colour; and an arrow-handled vase finely cast
with a globular body rising from a slightly splayed foot to a tall neck, the neck flanked by a
pair of tubular lug handles cast with floral motifs, the neck with a band enclosing archaistic
foliate scrolls, below a band of pendent cicada lappets bordering the mouthrim, the
globular body of the vessel decorated with a band of leiwen designs, all above two incised
lines encircling the globular body, the bronze of a warm dark brown colour
arrow-handled vase: 9.1 cm., 3 1/2 in.'elephant' vase: 10 cm., 3 7/8 in.
ESTIMATE 8,000-12,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 16,250 HKD
