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Lot 142
An archaistic bronze vase and cover, hu Ming Dynasty
13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,500 - £3,500
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Ming Dynasty
The vessel rising from a high hollow foot cast with two horizonal ribs to a globular body cast around the shoulder with a narrow band of leiwen, set to either side with rams' heads in high relief, surmounted by a tall, similarly cast cover with recessed oval finial, the interiors of the vessel and cover both cast with archaistic inscriptions.
31.4cm (12in) high (2).
The vessel rising from a high hollow foot cast with two horizonal ribs to a globular body cast around the shoulder with a narrow band of leiwen, set to either side with rams' heads in high relief, surmounted by a tall, similarly cast cover with recessed oval finial, the interiors of the vessel and cover both cast with archaistic inscriptions.
31.4cm (12in) high (2).














