Lot 2074
2074
AN UNUSUAL GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE VASE
THE PROPERTY OF A CHINESE GENTLEMAN
AN UNUSUAL GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE VASE

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AN UNUSUAL GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The square-form bottle vase with a slightly flaring neck raised on a splayed foot, splashed overall with gilt and encased in naturalistically rendered ropework, the underside of the base also with gilt splashes and ropework detailing
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

It is unusual to find a gilt-splashed bronze vessel of this shape and with ropework decoration. This style recalls archaistic bronzes from the Han Dynasty, such as the hu excavated at Tan Shan in Hebei, illustrated by Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, London, 1977, pl. 64b.

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