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the gently curving pear-shaped vessels each encircled at the neck by a band of six floret bosses and applied with ruyi-shaped loose ring handles to either side, all supported on a tall splayed foot, the bronze with an even, warm brown patina (2)

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One vase with a patch to the interior of the foot with associated crack and two pinholes. The other vase with a 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) long dent to the side of the body. Both with the expected age-related wear, particularly under the handles.
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A similar example of a single vase missing the loose rings, is illustrated in Ancient Chinese Arts in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, no. 445.