A Chinese Archaistic Bronze Vase, Fanghu

MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

明仿古銅鋪首活環耳夔龍紋方壺
in the style of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), of square section, set atop a straight foot with the swelling belly rising to a slightly flaring neck, on all sides the shoulder set with a Taotie mask handle suspending a loose ring.

Height: 15 1/2 in., 39.5 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

In overall attractive stable condition, having a deep patina, and the interior with malachite encrustations, mild surface scratches to the exterior, and foot, alongside a slight bump to one corner of the foot. The underside with three minute punctures that to not appear to threaten the structural integrity of the work. Applied with a museum accession number to the foot.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.