A SMALL GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE HE-FORM WATER-DROPPER
PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A SMALL GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE HE-FORM WATER-DROPPER

MID-QING DYNASTY

Details
A SMALL GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE HE-FORM WATER-DROPPER
MID-QING DYNASTY
The cover is inlaid in silver with a band of S-shaped spirals. The front side of the vessel is inlaid in silver with scale-shaped patterns, representing bird's plumage.
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Acquired by the present family in Hamburg in 1993

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Chi Fan Tsang
Chi Fan Tsang

Lot Essay

Compare to a similar silver-inlaid bronze water-dropper in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Small Refined Articles of the Study, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2009, p. 193, no. 180.

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