A small archaistic gold and silver-inlaid bronze vase, Ming dynasty | 明 銅錯金銀仿古紋小瓶

A small archaistic gold and silver-inlaid bronze vase

Ming dynasty

明 銅錯金銀仿古紋小瓶

in the form of a lei, the baluster body rising from a rounded foot to a waisted neck and galleried rim, set at the shoulder with a pair of loop handles issuing from stylized beast masks, the shoulder finely decorated with a register of archaistic interlocking chevrons and scrolls above pendent blade-form lappets, a thin band of geometric scrollwork encircling the foot and neck, the designs all inlaid in gold and silver to contrast with the reddish bronze body

Height 5¾ in., 14.6 cm