Vase à vin rituel dit “You“. Archaic style, piriform,... Lot 731

Vase à vin rituel dit “You“. Archaic style, piriform, with a mobile twisted handle held by two hare heads. Decorated with chimeras and taotie masks on a leiwens background. Bronze with dark brown patina inlaid with gold. Chinese art. Late Ming period. Height : 26 cm (excluding handle). Weight : 2,98 kg. Condition. Good condition. Good quality. Provenance : Collection of Madame C., acquired in the late 1960s in Brussels. Note: A perfectly comparable wine vase: Sotheby's, "Important Chinese Art", London, May 15, 2019, lot 59.