A BRONZE WINE FLASK, BIANHU China, Han dynasty The...
A BRONZE WINE FLASK, BIANHU
China, Han dynasty
The body with a flattened oval shape supported by a rectangular section base and surmounted by a cylindrical neck with bulging mouth.
25,2 cm high
Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 1995 and 2000.
Published in A.J. Allen, Allen's Authentication of Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Auckland 2001, pp. 106-107.
This particular shape was already in vogue during the Warring States Period, widespread even in the Han dynasty.
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A BRONZE WINE FLASK, BIANHU
China, Han dynasty
The body with a flattened oval shape supported by a rectangular section base and surmounted by a cylindrical neck with bulging mouth.
25,2 cm high
Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 1995 and 2000.
Published in A.J. Allen, Allen's Authentication of Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Auckland 2001, pp. 106-107.
This particular shape was already in vogue during the Warring States Period, widespread even in the Han dynasty.
