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

LOT 3364

A SMALL SILVER-INLAID BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASE
MING DYNASTY, 15TH / 16TH CENTURY

finely cast with a pear-shaped body rising from a short splayed foot to a waisted neck and
everted rim, the exterior inlaid in silver with a band enclosing a pair of taotie masks
bordering the neck, the body with a broader band similarly, the surface patinated to a warm
chocolate-brown colour mottled with black inclusions
16 cm., 6 1/4 in.
ESTIMATE 40,000-60,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 35,000 HKD