Collection / China
Bronze twin-handled vase
銅雙耳瓶
Stock no. KZ-CN-0021
Yuan to early Ming dynasty, 13th–14th century
$950
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- Condition
- Full condition report available on request.
- Provenance
- Bonhams Los Angeles, 27 June 2023, lot 59T.
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From the Song dynasty onward, scholars and collectors revived the forms of ancient ritual bronzes. Small vases like this, with archaistic bands cast on the neck and foot and a pair of beast-head handles, were made for the scholar's desk or a family altar, often to hold flowers.