MING DYNASTY 1368 – 1644. Ming Bronze

A Ming Dynasty Bronze Vase, Probably 15th Century. The Pear Shaped Bronze Vase has Aggressive Looking Dragon Heads with Curved Handles Issuing From their Mouths, Between the Handles is a Cast Diaper Pattern Which is Repeated on the Waisted Stem.

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Condition
Some shallow dents that appear much more obvious in the photographs. The sheet-metal base is replaced as is so often the case.
Size
Height : 30 cm (11 3/4 inches)
Provenance
From an American Estate.
Stock number
20992

Photos

Information

For a similar Ming Bronze vase see : China`s Renaissance in Bronze, The Robert H.Clague Collection of later Chinese Bronzes 1100-1900 (Robert D.Mowry, Phoenix Art Museum,1993. ISBN 0-910407-29-0) page 45 plate 7.