YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)

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A BRONZE BEAST-HANDLED VASE,HU

YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The globular body rising from a splayed foot decorated with a key-fret border, to a waisted neck with a pair of taotie mask handles with loose rings. The everted mouth rim is cast with a row of raised bosses. The base is inscribed with Huzhou Shi Nian Ershu qingtong zhaozi (Bronze mirror made by Nian Ershu in the Huzhou County).
11 in. (28 cm.) high, inscribed Japanese wood box

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Lot Essay

Inscriptions with a maker's mark similar to that applied to this vessel are found on Song dynasty bronze mirrors, and serve as documentary records. Compare to a Song dynasty bronze mirror with inscription Raozhou Yejia jiulian qingtong zhaozi (Bronze mirror made by Ye family in the Raozhou County), illustrated in The Palace Museum’s Collections of Bronze Mirrors, Beijing, 2008, no. 59.
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