SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
LENGTH (ACROSS HANDLES): 14.8CM
The bronze is cast in the form of an archaistic ‘gui’ vessel standing on a high pedestal foot. The vessel has two looped handles issuing from animal heads and is decorated on the exterior with inlaid gold and silver taotie designs.
PROVENANCE:
Frederick Anthony White, a wealthy cement manufacturer based in London in the late 19th to early 20th century who had an interest in art and architecture.
EXHIBITED:
Burlington Fine Arts Club 1915 Exhibition of Chinese Art
宋代 銅嵌金銀仿古雙耳香爐
