AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY |

of baluster form rising to a wide mouth with lipped rim,  cast with four registers of archaistic decoration, the neck and body cast with taotie masks on a leiwen ground, the shoulder and base with narrower band of striding kuilong, the body set with opposing mythical-beast curved handles, all supported on a cylindrical stepped foot, the base cast with a Ji gu de zhi mark, together with a small garlic-headed bottle vase with archaistic decoration, Yuan dynasty (2)

Collection of Anson Burlingame Johnson (1855-1934), Los Angeles, California, acquired when serving as United States Consul to Xiamen around 1900, and thence by descent.

Hand Book of a Collection of Chinese Porcelains Loaned by A. Burlingame Johnson, Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles, 1923, cat. nos 235 and 236.

Each in overall good condition and with pen inventory markings to the base. The larger vase with casting flaws, minor dents, and surface wear throughout. The interior with a bit of verdipatination. The garlic bulb vase with casting flaws including a gap in the foot ring, minor dents, surface acretion, and traces of lacquer. The foot ring compressed.
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