A bronze vessel. Ming dynasty, dated 1522 - image-1

Lot 383 Dα

A bronze vessel. Ming dynasty, dated 1522

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 14:00 - China - Paintings, Decorative Arts, Sculptures -, Tibet/Nepal, India, South East Asia
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

A bronze vessel. Ming dynasty, dated 1522

A bronze vessel of rectangular oblong shape on four ornamental feet and with two flat handles, to the outside with archaistic taotie and spiral patterns in cast relief. Cast inscription at the base dated Jiajing renwu (1522). Ming dynasty.
Height 14.1 cm; width 27.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, The Netherlands, bought 1965 in Hong Kong

Literature

Compare a similar bronze vessel dated 1536 in: M. Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine impériale des Song aux Qing, Paris 2013, no. 7