AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL, FANGDING, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY
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Description
China, 17th-18th century. The rectangular body raised on four tall legs issuing from beast heads, the flat everted rim surmounted by two upright loop handles. Finely cast to each side with taotie masks divided by notched flanges below a band of stylized confronted dragons with ruyi-form heads and S-shaped bodies against a leiwen ground. Carved to one side on the interior with an illegible archaic inscription.
Provenance: From an English private collection and thence by descent.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, small nicks, light scratches, traces of use. The bronze covered with a fine dark patina.
Weight: 2,358 g
Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm
The fitted hongmu cover is of stepped rectangular shape and surmounted by a banded carnelian agate jewel-form finial, all dating from the Qing dynasty. (2)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 22 August 2019, lot 150
Price: USD 9,375 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese archaistic bronze, fangding, late Qing dynasty, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related fangding form, manner of casting, and taotie motif. Note the smaller size (15.8 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 201
Price: GBP 6,000 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An archaistic bronze ritual vessel, fangding, Ming/early Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related fangding form, manner of casting, and taotie motif, as well as the fitted wood cover with jade finial. Note the related size (21 cm).
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