An archaistic parcel-gilt silver-inlaid bronze vessel (Hu), Qing dynasty, 18th century

Collection of Benjamin Flayderman (1896–1975), acquired in London prior to c. 1970.

Compare a closely related vase bearing the same inscription, sold in these rooms, 17th-18th March 2015, lot 382. The inscription corresponds to that found on a xu from the Western Zhou dynasty, the original now untraced but recorded through ink rubbings. See also a similar vessel sold in our London rooms, 10th November 2010, lot 19. A larger example, distinguished by an additional decorative band and a different inscription, was sold in these rooms, 20th March 2012, lot 77.