AN ARCHAISTIC SILVER AND GILT-INLAID BRONZE VESSEL, POU, CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
The large apple-shaped vessel supported on a short stem raised on a flared foot and from there to a tapered rim. The body finely decorated with four panels of elaborate taotie masks with dragon and phoenix heads in high relief, neatly embellished with silver and gilt inlays, against a leiwen ground, all above similarly cast pendent cicada leaves with scroll decorations, below a band of floral diaper. The bronze with a fine dark patina, with malachite and cuprite encrustations to the interior.


Provenance:
Belgian trade.

Condition:
Expected wear and weathering, substantial corrosion to the interior and base, wear to inlays, cracks, flaking, losses, and light scratches.

Weight: 8 kg
Dimensions: Height 27.6 cm


Literature comparison:

Compare a related pou vessel illustrated in Christian Deydier’s book Chinese Bronzes, Fribourg, 1980, pp. 204. Compare a related archaistic bronze vessel dated to the late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, 23 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1988,1007.1.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 15 September 2018, lot 1077
Price: USD 16,250 or approx.
EUR 18,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An inlaid archaistic bronze vessel, pou, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form, albeit with different decoration and inlays. Note the related size (26.4 cm).




十七世紀錯金銀銅郶

圓口、深腹、圈足。器身飾有四幅高浮雕饕餮面具、龍鳳首，錯銀鎏金，雷紋地，腹部飾蟬紋。銅郶有著細膩的綠色包漿，內部有紅藍結殼。


來源：
比利時古玩交易。

品相：
有磨損和風化、內部和底座腐蝕、鑲嵌磨損、裂紋、剝落和輕微劃痕。

重量：8 公斤
尺寸：高27.6 厘米


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的瓿 ，見《Christian Deydier’s book Chinese Bronzes》，Fribourg，1980年，頁204。比較一件相近的明末十六至十七世紀仿古瓿，23 厘米高，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號1988,1007.1。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2018年9月15日，lot 1077
價格：USD 16,250（相當於今日
EUR 18,000
）
描述：明銅仿古紋嵌石瓿
專家評論：比較相近的外形，儘管不同的裝飾和鑲嵌。請注意相近尺寸(26.4 厘米)。