A bronze water dropper. Ming dynasty - image-1

Lot 910 Dα

A bronze water dropper. Ming dynasty

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
09.12.2017, 14:00 - Art from China, Tibet, and Nepal II
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 4.464 € (incl. premium)

A bronze water dropper. Ming dynasty

A bronze water dropper in shape of a mythical beast, probably a bixie, with a single horn and flames emanating from the joints, carrying a bowl in its mouth and with a tubular lid inserted into the back. Restoration to the bowl. Ming dynasty.
Height 6.1 cm; lenghth 13.6 cm

Provenance

Collection Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Salber (1928-2016), Cologne

Literature

Compare similar pieces illustrated in: The Second Bronze Age, Later Chinese Metalwork, London 1991, no. 23 and