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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, HU
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The vase is cast with two taotie mask loose ring handles beneath a pair of
concentric raised ribs to the waisted neck. It is supported on a raised foot
rim and the base has an incised two-character mark, bao yong, that may be
translated as "to be used and treasured". The vessel has a rich, dark brown
patina.
6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm.) high
£4,000-5,000 US$5,200-6,400
€4,400-5,500
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Frans Carl Gottfried Kockum (1891-1963), thence by descent
within the family.
Frans Carl Gottfried Kockum was the Swedish director of Kockums
ironworks.
明十七世紀 銅仿古饕餮紋雙耳活環壺
來源:
瑞典Frans Carl Gottfried Kockum (1891-1963年) 舊藏,家傳至今
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, FANGGU
17TH CENTURY
The vase is cast with notched flanges to the edges and decorated to the neck
with blades filled with stylised cicadas on a leiwen ground, resting on a middle
section with taotie masks reserved on leiwen and a similarly decorated foot.
18 1/2 in. (47 cm) in, high
£6,000-8,000 US$7,700-10,000
€6,600-8,700
歐洲私人珍藏
十七世紀 銅仿古饕餮紋方觚
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