Lot 50
A Rare Silver Wire-Inlaid Bronze 'Dragon' Vase, Shisou Mark, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
Lot 50 Details
A Rare Silver Wire-Inlaid Bronze 'Dragon' Vase, Shisou Mark, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
清早期 罕见'石叟'款铜错银龙纹狮耳瓶
Of tall ovoid form, the elegant body tapering from a high shoulder applied with lion head handles, the sides finely inlaid with silver wire depicting two dragons emerging from scrolling clouds and chasing flaming pearls, one exhaling fire from its nostrils and the other brandishing sharp teeth, all above cresting, froth-capped waves, the patina of deep, reddish-brown tone and the base with two-character 'Shisou' 石叟 mark
height 11.9 in — 30.2 cm
Estimate $2,000-$4,000
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A near identical example sold at Sotheby's Paris, June 10, 2021, lot 122; other similar examples can be found at Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 7, 2014, lot 3361; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 2015.273
非常类似一例请参考巴黎苏富比2021年6月10日，拍品编号122；香港苏富比2014年10月7日，拍品编号3361；以及纽约大都会博物馆，藏品编号2015.273
Sotheby's Paris, June 10, 2021, lot 122
Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 7, 2014, lot 3361
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 2015.273
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