A BRONZE 'CHILONG' VASE, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY
A BRONZE 'CHILONG' VASE, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY
China, 16th-17th century. The pear-shaped body rising from a tall spreading foot to a long tapered neck terminating in a bulbous 'garlic-head' below a straight mouth with lipped rim, cast with a long and sinuous chilong twisting around the neck and body.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, minor dents, light scratches, minuscule nicks, small losses, the base with areas of corrosion.
Weight: 527.1 g
Dimensions: Height 16.4 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare two related bronze vases dated 16th-17th century, illustrated by Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1990, p. 42, no. 29.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 December 2016, lot 639
Price: HKD 50,000 or approx. EUR 6,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze 'chilong' bottle vase and 'qilin' water dropper, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and chilong design. Note that the lot also includes a smaller waterdropper.
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A BRONZE 'CHILONG' VASE, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY
China, 16th-17th century. The pear-shaped body rising from a tall spreading foot to a long tapered neck terminating in a bulbous 'garlic-head' below a straight mouth with lipped rim, cast with a long and sinuous chilong twisting around the neck and body.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, minor dents, light scratches, minuscule nicks, small losses, the base with areas of corrosion.
Weight: 527.1 g
Dimensions: Height 16.4 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare two related bronze vases dated 16th-17th century, illustrated by Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1990, p. 42, no. 29.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 December 2016, lot 639
Price: HKD 50,000 or approx. EUR 6,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze 'chilong' bottle vase and 'qilin' water dropper, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and chilong design. Note that the lot also includes a smaller waterdropper.
