CHINA - 18th century Vase of "fanghu" form in... Lot 12

CHINA - 18th century Vase of "fanghu" form in bronze with brown patina and gilded spots with "gold splash" with archaic decoration of friezes of taotie masks on bottom of frieze of incised Greeks along the lid, the neck, the shoulder of the body, the foot, the handles in the shape of heads of dragons, a stylized head of lion in lower part. On the reverse, the mark "Dan er bu yan". H. 44 cm. Wooden base. Former Provenance: Sale Maurice Ader, November 26, 1932, n°148. Reference: Illustrated in Cabinet Portier, 100 ans, 1909- 2009, p. 30.