A Chinese bronze vase, hu, Western Han dynasty (206 BC- 8 AD), of ovoid form divided by three raised horizontal ridges, rising to the high shoulders and waisted neck surmounted by a flaring galleried rim, flanked by a pair of taotie mask loose ring handles, supported on a tall splayed foot, 26cm high. 1166 gramsProvenance: Collected by the current owner on the UK market in the 1980's or early 1990's 西漢 青銅壺拍品來源：英國紳士私人收藏，購自上世紀八十至九十年代

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