A LARGE VINTAGE SINO-JAPANESE PATINATED BRONZE TWO-HANDLED BASIN, MOLDED NINE CHARACTER SQUARE MARK, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, of gently lobed circular form with a reticulated fretwork frieze above sides centering a shaped rectangular panel enclosing a Buddhistic lion in deep relief, reversing to a spread winged phoenix, on a ground of continuous rectangular bands in shallow relief, flanked by arched handles with fretwork decoration, raised on stylized bamboo shaped feet, enclosing a circular panel with a molded square form nine character mark. Height: 11" Width: 16" Depth: 14 3/8"