An archaistic bronze two-handled bowl, gui
17th/18th century
Cast in the manner of a Western Zhou gui, the handles as two large-eared mythical beasts suspending a vertical flange, the two main sides each cast in crisp relief with a wide taotie centrally divided by a toothed flange, the surface attractively patinated. 24cm (9½in) wide
Cast in the manner of a Western Zhou gui, the handles as two large-eared mythical beasts suspending a vertical flange, the two main sides each cast in crisp relief with a wide taotie centrally divided by a toothed flange, the surface attractively patinated. 24cm (9½in) wide
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
HK$ 9,400 - 14,000
€930 - 1,400
HK$ 9,400 - 14,000
€930 - 1,400
Footnotes
- Compare a related archaistic bronze gui, attributed to the 18th/19th century, from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by R.Kerr in Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, pl.11.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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