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Property from the Jacob and Mary Stein Collection
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE FLASK, BIANHU
SONG/YUAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Details
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE FLASK, BIANHU
SONG/YUAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Made in imitation of Han dynasty prototypes, the flask has a flattened oblong body raised on a rectangular foot and is cast on the long sides with a panel of conforming outline, and is surmounted by a short, waisted neck and lobed 'garlic head' mouth. A small loop is in the center of the base. The vessel has a grey patina and milky green and turquoise encrustation.
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) wide
SONG/YUAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Made in imitation of Han dynasty prototypes, the flask has a flattened oblong body raised on a rectangular foot and is cast on the long sides with a panel of conforming outline, and is surmounted by a short, waisted neck and lobed 'garlic head' mouth. A small loop is in the center of the base. The vessel has a grey patina and milky green and turquoise encrustation.
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, July 1997.