Rare grand vase archaïsant en bronze taché d'or Dynastie Qing, XVIIE-XVIIIE siècle

la panse piriforme aplatie reposant sur un pied évasé, le col étranglé flanqué d'anses mouvementées, chaque face décorée d'un qilin orné en relief au-dessus d'une bande de lingzhi stylisés, le col ceint d'une frise géométrique figurant d'un côté une marque apocryphe Da Ming Xuande wu nian

The base is probably a later replacement. There is a ca. 3.5cm wide narrow piece of the rim that is cut out and was later restored. The is a ca. 1cm wide casting flaw to the base of the foot. There is a casting flaw in the form of a hole next to one handle where the decorative band joins the body. There is minor overall wear to the surface. The bronze is of a richer, darker tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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