CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644) OU ANTÉRIEUR

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VASE EN FORME DE DOUBLE POISSON EN BRONZE INCRUSTÉ D'OR ET D'ARGENT
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644) OU ANTÉRIEUR
Il est formé de deux poissons identiques réunis au niveau de leur bouche formant le col jusqu'à leur queue formant le pied. Leurs pupilles circulaires sont rendues à l'or et leurs écailles stylisées sont rehaussées d'argent. Leurs gueules sont ornées de volutes archaïsantes incisées et incrustées d'argent.
Hauteur : 20,5 cm. (8 1⁄8 in.)

Provenance

Previously from an English private collection.

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Further details

A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'TWIN FISH' VASE
CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER

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Lot Essay

Several ceramic examples of 'twin fish' vases of a comparable form are known from the Tang dynasty onwards, such as a sancai 'twin fish' vase preserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, inv. no. C.88-1939. The auspicious 'twin fish'-form vase was later translated into bronze prototypes, as we can see with our vase. Also see a very similar gold and silver-inlaid bronze 'twin-fish' vase dated from the 17th century and of the same size sold at Christie's London, South Kensington, 11 May 2016, lot 173.

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