A Chinese bronze archaistic vase, Hu.
12th – 14th century, Song/Yuan dynasty.
The vase with bulbous body, a band with archaistic decoration in relief at the neck with mythical beast handles on either side.
Lit:
A related bronze vase is in the Victoria & Albert museum collection, accession number 118-1876, and illustrated in Later Chinese Bronzes (Rose Kerr, 1990), p. 46.
Dimensions:
Height 17 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm.
Inv. No: A00492
