A Bronze ‘Nine Dragons’ Beaker Vase, Gu Late Ming / Early Qing Dynasty

of archaistic gu form, the finely cast body with a gently swollen central bulb, widely flaring to a trumpet mouth and supported on a splayed foot, boldly cast in high relief with nine dragons depicted flying amidst swirling clouds, the foot cast in kaishu with an apocryphal Xuande mark

There is a 3cm section of the footrim that appears to have been broken off and refixed. There are other minor dents and scratches to the body, especially the foot and mouthrim.
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