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THREE UNUSUAL BRONZE VESSELS THREE BRONZE BALUSTER VASES
17th/18th century Yuan/Ming dynasty
The first a vase of attenuated meiping form, with lion-form handles, Each with loop handles issuing from the mouths of mythical beasts,
finely inlaid in silver with a prunus sprig and two lines of verse with galleried rim and pedestal foot; the first heavily cast, the
followed by a signature Henian and two seals reading Henian and shoulder decorated with a taotie band; the second of flattened pear
Yushan, above a scene of two sages and an attendant, the foot cast shape, the handles suspending loose rings, the shoulder decorated
with a character in seal script; the second a tripod censer, cast in with a leiwen diaper band; the third cast with six facets, the neck
relief with scenes of a monkey eating peaches and a galloping qilin, decorated with panels enclosing churning waves, the loop handles
separated by opposing lion mask handles; the third a censer with suspending loose rings, the body decorated with star diaper panels.
opposing tabbed loop handles, the sides with traces of silver inlaid 12 1/4in (31cm) high, the tallest
clouds, the foot marked Shisou.
6 7/8in (17.5cm) high, the tallest $2,000 - 3,000

$3,000 - 5,000 元/明 銅獸耳瓶三件
十七/十八世紀 銅器三件 《鶴年》《玉山》及《石叟》款

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