A LARGE CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED YEN YEN VASE 17TH CENTURY The body cast in two sections

A LARGE CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED YEN YEN VASE

17TH CENTURY

The body cast in two sections, the tall flared neck with two thick rings above the shoulder and two dragon-shaped handles towards the broad rim, the body with three chilong to the shoulder and four shou characters in various script style, raised on a tall flared foot, 49.1cm, 12kg.

Provenance: from a private collection, London, acquired prior to 1995.

Cf. Sydney L. Moss Ltd, The Second Bronze Age, Later Chinese Metalwork, no.64-66 for a slightly smaller related vase. See also Sotheby's London, 11th May 2011, lot 236.