A CHINESE BRONZE VASE YUAN/MING DYNASTY The pear-shaped... Lot 421

A CHINESE BRONZE VASE YUAN/MING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body with a waisted neck decorated with a band of scrolls^ flanked with two dragon-head handles with loose rings^ the flared foot with a band of stylised waves^ 34.3cm^ 5kg. Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection^ purchased from Nicholas Pitcher^ London. Cf. R Kerr^ Later Chinese Bronzes^ pp.46-49 for a comparable example.