SILVER-INLAID BRONZE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
GORYEO DYNASTY
£2,016
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
高麗王朝 銅嵌銀絲蓮紋葫蘆瓶
of elegant double gourd form with extended cylindrical mouth, the larger and smaller bulbs similarly inlaid with silver wire with lotus borne on scrolling foliage, separated by a ring band below swirling pattern on the lower shoulders
Dimensions
23.6cm high; 608g
Provenance
Provenance: Han Collection, 1 August 2019, with a printed receipt.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.59.
Footnote
Note: Bronze bottles with silver wire inlay are more commonly found in kundika form, compare to several in the National Museum of Korea, all dated to the Goryeo dynasty, to name a few, see accession nos. Bongwan 2426, Deoksu 3772, and Bongwan 12484; also one in the Victoria and Albert Museum, note the similar dark tone of the patina on the bronze body, accession no. M.1189-1926. A further comparable circular covered box, dated to the 12th century, with inlaid phoenix and lotus scroll design in silver, is in the Ho-Am Art Museum, national treasure no. 171, illustrated in Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment 918-1392, no.70, p. 216-7. A gourd-shaped gilt silver bottle of closely comparable form, dated to 12th century, is in the collection of the National Museum of Korea, no. S15081.
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