A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE JAR
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE JAR
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A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE JAR

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE JAR
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The ovoid jar is applied with three animal mask handles below the waisted neck and everted rim, decorated with large and small gilt splashes against the rich brown patina. The base is cast with an apocryphal Xuande four-character mark.
7 in. (18 cm.) high
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. William James, West Dean Park, Sussex
Thence by descent to Edward James, West Dean, Sussex
Sold at Christie's London, 2-6 June 1986, lot 732

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