A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, LEI LATE MING...
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, LEI LATE MING DYNASTY The ovoid body with a short waisted neck and tapering towards the foot, cast in low relief with taotie masks and stylised beasts against a leiwen ground, with eight triangular lappets extending down the lower section of the vase, the shoulder flanked by two loop handles, with some areas highlighted in gilt, all supported on a flared foot, 30.5cm, 3.7kg. Provenance: from the collection of William George Mackay Thomas (d.1960s) and thence by descent.
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A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, LEI LATE MING DYNASTY The ovoid body with a short waisted neck and tapering towards the foot, cast in low relief with taotie masks and stylised beasts against a leiwen ground, with eight triangular lappets extending down the lower section of the vase, the shoulder flanked by two loop handles, with some areas highlighted in gilt, all supported on a flared foot, 30.5cm, 3.7kg. Provenance: from the collection of William George Mackay Thomas (d.1960s) and thence by descent.
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