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A bronze rope-twist decorated jar, hu A bronze vase, hu
Ming Dynasty or later Ming Dynasty or later
The globular jar modelled in the style of a Warring States jar, the The pear-shaped vessel modelled on a Warring States vase, the body
exterior cast with rope-twist decoration in low relief, the shoulder and neck encircled with bands of entwined archaistic taotie masks, the
flanked with taotie masks suspending loose rings, raised on a short shoulder flanked with two ring handles, raised on a short foot.
foot. 31.8cm (12 1/2in) high
30.5cm (12in) high
£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000 £1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000 CNY9,500 - 14,000
Pronvenance: The base with a circular Bluett and Sons label. Provenance
The base with a circular Bluett and Sons London label.
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