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PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT AND MEE-DIN MOORE
COLLECTION
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A WELL-CAST ARCHAISTIC PATINATED BRONZE Interestingly, the craftsman in this particular casting, appears to have
HEXAGONAL TWO-HANDLED VASE his templates for the taotie panels out of order, so that the reading
Yuan-Ming dynasty of the masks themselves is confused. This unusual error adds to the
All under a most attractive dark patina, the hexagonal globular vase ‘human’ element inherent in the making of these objects.
cast in low relief with various panels forming a taotie register below
more taotie and cell panels on the tall waisted neck which is divided For a bronze vase with similar fantastical handles, see Sotheby’s,
on the narrow sides by fantastical downward-facing dragon-headed Hong Kong, Later Chinese Bronzes From the Collection of Ulrich
large loop handles. Hausmann, 8 October 2014, lot 3314, dated to the Song dynasty;
11 ½in (29.3cm) high, box and another from the Paul Freeman Collection sold at Sotheby’s, New
York, 21 March 2015, lot 711, dated Song/Yuan dynasty.
$3,000 - 5,000
元/明 雙耳菱形銅瓶

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