BRONZE VASE WITH SILVER INLAY.
Ming Dynasty; 16th century.

Heavy bronze with shiny brown patina with figurative silver wire inlay showing a fenghuang bird and dragon amongst clouds. Neck and foot with waves and leiwen. On the neck a diamond border between two rings. On a later wooden base. Height 20.2cm; ?11.5cm. Condition B. Small casting imperfections and traces of use due to old age. Supplement: later wooden base; carved in low relief.

Literature:
-Michel Maucuer: Bronzes de la Chine imp閞iale des Song aux Qing; Paris 2013. Compare type: no. 73
-Gilles B間uin (ed.): Arts de l'Asie au Mus閑 Cernuschi; Paris 2000. Compare type: p.
146f
-Soame Jenyns & William Watson: Chinesische Kunst; Gold; Silber; Bronze; Email; Lack;
Holz; Z黵ich 1963. Compare type: p. 98; no. 58 und p. 100; no. 60.Art trade; Van Ham.