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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE GARLIC-MOUTH 'CHILONG' VASE 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- bronze
the compressed globular body supported on a tall splayed foot, the long neck surmounted by a 'garlic-head' and cast with a sinuous chilong, the surface enhanced with irregular areas of gilding
Catalogue Note
Two similar examples are illustrated in Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, no. 29, and another example was sold in our London rooms, 11th May 2011, lot 237.