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

LOT 3348

A BRONZE GARLIC-MOUTH VASE
LATE MING DYNASTY

cast with a compressed globular body rising to an elongated, slightly tapered neck and a
lobed garlic-bulb shaped mouth and lipped mouthrim, the neck collared with two
protruding bands, the bulbous body similarly bordered with one protruding band, the
bronze patinated to a dark chocolate-brown tone
26.8 cm., 10 1/2 in.
ESTIMATE 20,000-30,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 125,000 HKD

CATALOGUE NOTE

The flower vessel is elegantly cast with a garlic-shaped mouth, the elongated body attractively accentuated by ribbing
suggestive of bamboo nodes, giving the vessel a strong organic feel. The shape evokes that of Han dynasty garlic-
mouth vessels. One can imagine how attractive the vessel must look with a carefully chosen single stem of a shrub or