宋 銅弦紋瓶

with broad shoulders tapering towards the base, supported on a flared foot, decorated with raised bowstrings bands around the waisted neck and body

A bronze vase of similar shape dating to  the Song dynasty in the collection of the British Museum and illustrated in Jessica Rawson, The British Museum Book of Chinese Art, London, 1992, no. 50. For further discussion, please see note on preceding lot.