Lot 28

CHINESE GILT-BRONZE 'GU' VASE
LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£504
Description
明末清初 鎏金銅仿古饕餮蠶紋出戟花觚
of trumpet form, decorated with plantain leaves, silkworms, taotie masks, and beasts on leiwen ground divided by crenellated flanges
Dimensions
14.2cm high; 299g
Footnote
Compare to a related ‘Ya Niao’ bronze ‘gu’ vase, dated to the Late Shang Dynasty, also features silkworms on one band, in Palace Museum, Beijing, museum number Xin 新00104878.
