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Lot 960

A gilt-splashed bronze two-handled vase
Xuande mark, 18th century

18 December 2017, 11:00 PST
San Francisco

US$10,000 - US$15,000

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A gilt-splashed bronze two-handled vase

Xuande mark, 18th century
Of archaistic hu form, thickly cast with raised string bands along the waisted neck and flaring foot, the pairs of animal mask handles and suspended loose rings each accented with incised details and the dark golden-brown patina enlivened throughout with irregular gold splashes, the base bearing the six-character mark cast in standard script within a rectangular recess.
8 3/4in (22.3cm) high

Footnotes

A gilt-splashed bronze hu-form vase of very similar size and shape was sold in Sotheby's, London sale 11210, 11 May 2011, lot 234, also as 18th century (9 1/8in [23.1cm] high).

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