A CHINESE BRONZE VASE YUAN/MING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body with a waisted neck decorated with a...

A CHINESE BRONZE VASE

YUAN/MING DYNASTY

The pear-shaped body with a waisted neck decorated with a band of scrolls, flanked with two dragon-head handles with loose rings, the flared foot with a band of stylised waves, 34.3cm, 5kg.

Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London.

Cf. R Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, pp.46-49 for a comparable example.