A Bronze 'Phoenix and Peony' Square Vase the tapering body cast with panels each showing a flying phoenix amidst scrolling peony branches, the waisted neck set with a pair of stylized dragon handles suspending loose rings, the stepped mouth rim decorated with foliate scrolls and a keyfret band, all supported on a tiered pedestal cast to the front with an apocryphal Qianlong six-character mark. Height 16 1/2 inches.