BRONZE BOTTLE VASE
GORYEO DYNASTY
£1,638
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
高麗王朝 銅弦紋玉壺春瓶
of pear form, with a gently lipped rim and raised string band to the waisted neck, the raised and incised string bands repeating down the sloping shoulders and globular body
Dimensions
32cm high; 1462g
Provenance
Provenance: Han Collection, 10 May 2018, with an original receipt.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.56.
Footnote
Note: Two comparable examples in similar form, size, raised ribs as decoration, heavy in malachite patination, dated to the Goryeo dynasty, can be found in the Brooklyn Museum, accession nos. 74.159.2 and 2004.28.134; Several are also seen in the open market, including one sold at Bonham's San Francisco, 11 December 2015, lot 2475; and one at Christie's London, 11 December 2015, lot 2100.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價