A SET OF SIX SMALL GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE VESSELS NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)

A SET OF SIX SMALL GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE VESSELS
NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)
The set comprises two miniature stem cups, a larger stem cup with fitted cover, a miniature funnel, a small banded bulbous storage vessel and cover (hu), and a compressed pear-shaped vase (tuohu). Each vessel is richly gilded with scattered areas of bright malachite green and azurite blue patination.
Stem cups: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) high; 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, fitted softwood stand
Covered stem cup: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high
Funnel: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high
Covered hu: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Tuohu: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high

Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 2000.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3906.