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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
2909
A BRONZE BEAST-HANDLED VASE,
HU
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The globular body rising from a splayed foot
decorated with a key-fret border, to a waisted neck
with a pair of taotie mask handles with loose rings.
The everted mouth rim is cast with a row of raised
bosses. The base is inscribed with Huzhou Shi Nian
Ershu qingtong zhaozi (Bronze mirror made by
Nian Ershu in the Huzhou County).
11 in. (28 cm.) high, inscribed Japanese wood box
HK$120,000-180,000
US$16,000-23,000
Inscriptions with a maker's mark similar
to that applied to this vessel are found on
Song dynasty bronze mirrors, and serve as
documentary records. Compare to a Song
dynasty bronze mirror with inscription Raozhou
Yejia jiulian qingtong zhaozi (Bronze mirror
made by Ye family in the Raozhou County),
illustrated in The Palace Museum’s Collections
of Bronze Mirrors, Beijing, 2008, no. 59.

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