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18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE BRONZE DRAGON-HANDLED FANG HU AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The impressive vase is cast in an archaistic style, with two stylised dragon handles to the shoulders and flanges to the edges. The body is decorated with a band of kui dragons to the neck and foot, the shoulder is decorated with further kui-dragons separated by a raised mask, all above a hanging stiff leaf band enclosing a stylised mask design on a leiwen ground. The cover is similarly decorated with kui dragons and flanges. The base with an archaistic three-character mark.
18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm) high overall
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The impressive vase is cast in an archaistic style, with two stylised dragon handles to the shoulders and flanges to the edges. The body is decorated with a band of kui dragons to the neck and foot, the shoulder is decorated with further kui-dragons separated by a raised mask, all above a hanging stiff leaf band enclosing a stylised mask design on a leiwen ground. The cover is similarly decorated with kui dragons and flanges. The base with an archaistic three-character mark.
18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm) high overall
Provenance
Formerly in a Welsh private collection.
Brought to you by
Leila de vos van Steenwijk