A bronze 'arrow' vase, touhu
明十六至十七世紀 銅饕餮紋投壺
A bronze 'arrow' vase (touhu) of archaistic form from the Ming Dynasty featuring a bulbous body and long tubular neck with lug handles. The piece is decorated with taotie masks and features silver filigree inlay on the base with an apocryphal Xuande mark.
- Medium
- of archaistic form, with a bulbous body and a long tubular neck flanked by lug handles, decorated with grinning masks evoking a taotie on each side, the base inlaid in silver filigree with an apocryphal Xuande mark
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Arts d'Asie Online
November 3, 2021
Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000
Lot 67
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