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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG FAMILY COLLECTION
A RARE BRONZE-IMITATION ARCHAISTIC
HANDLED VASE
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
skilfully modelled after an archaic ‘double-beast’ (shuangxi)
vessel, the baluster body surmounted by a trumpet neck and
galleried rim, the lower neck bordered with a raised ridge
between a pair of beast-handles flanking the shoulder, applied
overall save for the unglazed footring with a deep olive-brown
teadust glaze, highlighted with variegated umber and dark
brown splashes simulating the patina of a bronze surface,
the base with a six-character impressed seal mark within a
recessed cartouche
22.1 cm, 8⅝ in.
HK$ 1,000,000-2,000,000
US$ 129,000-258,000
清乾隆 仿銅釉雙犧尊
《大清乾隆年製》款
Mark
12 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
