Asian Arts / 5000 Years

A rare large garlic-mouth bronze ‘dragon’ vase, Qing dynasty, 17th century | 清十七世紀銅雕龍紋蒜頭瓶.

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April 30, 09:05 AM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 EUR

Lot Details

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A rare large garlic-mouth bronze ‘dragon’ vase

Qing dynasty, 17th century

of compressed globular form, rising from a splayed foot to a slender columnar neck with a lobed 'garlic head' and lipped rim, a sinuous archaistic dragon cast in openwork coiled around the shoulder and neck, the bronze richly patinated to a deep brown colour with some areas oxidized to cuprite and malachite tones

Height 39.5 cm, 15½ in.

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Rare grand vase à col bulbe en bronze à décor de dragon, dynastie Qing, XVIIe siècle

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清十七世紀銅雕龍紋蒜頭瓶

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A rare large garlic-mouth bronze ‘dragon’ vase, Qing dynasty, 17th century | 清十七世紀 銅雕龍紋蒜頭瓶.

A rare large garlic-mouth bronze ‘dragon’ vase, Qing dynasty, 17th century | 清十七世紀銅雕龍紋蒜頭瓶.