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A LARGE YUAN / MING DYNASTY BRONZE
BALUSTER VASE WITH DRAGON RING-HANLDES
Bronze
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China, Yuan / Ming Dynasty, 14 – 15 century
This large baluster bronze vase shows figural handles
depicting horned dragons with their tongues forming the
handles, suspending loose bronze rings. The lower part
of the long neck is decorated with a wide Leiwen diaper
band, the tapered foot shows archaic decoration as well.

Shape: Baluster shape with long neck and high rising,
tapered foot
Dimensions: 40,5 cm (height)
Condition: Good condition with extensive patina, one
dent and crack to foot rim
Provenance: Austrian private collection

Literature comparison: For comparable Yuan / Ming
bronze vases see Sotheby’s, SATURDAY AT SOTHEBY’S:
CHINESE ART, 21 MARCH 2015, NEW YORK, lot 762 (for
a pair, half the height and missing the rings) and lot 749
(for another, also smaller pair, with later silver inlays and
no ring handles).

⃫㛓㖶⇅⣏✳漵俛暁䑘曺戭䒞
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧幓⼴炻ᶨ嗽↡星炻嵛悐怲䶋㚱塪䷓
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-

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A LARGE SIGNED MING DYNASTY 㖶ẋ⣏✳暁俛ᶱ嵛漵䲳楁䆸
BRONZE TWIN-HANDLED ‘DRAGON’ 曺戭
TRIPOD CENSER ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ炻⋩ᶫᶾ䲨
Bronze 忁ᾳ⣏✳曺戭楁䆸㚱ᶨ⮵⻶㚚漵⼊ㇳ㝬␴
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China, Ming Dynasty, 17 century 漵⼊ᶱ嵛ˤ㬌⢾炻䆸幓⎗夳沛↘ˣ⮷漵ẍ⍲
䀓䎈㴖晽ˤ 揬忈ⶍ喅⋩↮檀㖶炻䳘䭨⭴㚱
This large bronze vessel shows figural 堐䎦≃ˤ 䆸⸽㚱ℕ⫿㫦ˤ
handles shaped as coiled dragons and
the three feet boast a dragon portrayal ⼊䉨烉楁䆸⍲≽䈑㴖晽
each. Furthermore, we find high relief ⯢⮠烉檀33cm炻⮔51cm
applications in shape of birds, a smaller ⊭㻧列⤥炻⯨悐㚱庽⽖㛸㕁㎵⣙
dragon and the flaming pearl on the ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
exterior. The casting and chase work is
of high quality with expressive detailing. 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ⶍ喅
The base bears a 6-character old script ⑩˫炻2017⸜11㚰7㖍炻ΐ㔎炻46嘇㉵⑩炷栆
seal mark. Ụᶨᾳᶱ嵛楁䆸㚱ầ⭋⽟㫦炸
Shape: Censer shape with figural elements Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Dimensions: 33 cm (height), 51 cm Starting price EUR 500,-
(maximum width)
Condition: Shows fine patina, minor
material loss to some of the exposed areas
Provenance: Austrian private collection

Literature comparison: Christie’s, Fine
Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 7
November 2017, London, lot 46 (for a
comparable tripod censer, bearing an
apocryphal Xuande mark)

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