Lot Essay
For a similar pair with non-removable chilong in the Victoria and Albert Museum see Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, no. 28
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A PAIR OF BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASES
Details
A PAIR OF BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASES
LATE MING DYNASTY
Each of slender pear shape raised on an integral hexagonal base, with a separately cast and removable chilong coiled around the long neck below a lobed, garlic-head mouth with upright rim, the bronze of olive-brown tone with mottled olive-green patination
11½in. (29cm.) high (2)
LATE MING DYNASTY
Each of slender pear shape raised on an integral hexagonal base, with a separately cast and removable chilong coiled around the long neck below a lobed, garlic-head mouth with upright rim, the bronze of olive-brown tone with mottled olive-green patination
11½in. (29cm.) high (2)