Long neck vase with tubular handles
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This elegant vase marks a moment during the Song and Yuan period when artists began to reinterpret archaic bronze designs. While the overall shape is loosely based on an ancient bronze ritual vessel, its elongated neck is inspired by a contemporary ceramic design. The four bladelike lappets also derive from ancient bronzes, but they exist as independent motifs that float free of the vessel shape. To evoke the remote past, bronzes like this example were often applied with a brownish-black patina.
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