Hexagonal vase with cloud-shaped handles
Hexagonal vases are among the most prevalent type of flower vases deriving from archaic vessels in the Yuan dynasty. Like other fourteenth-century bronze vases, this example displays multiple intricately cast panels of archaic and contemporary motifs, such as the modified animal masks, vegetal scrolls, and lozenge pattern. Its long, flaring neck and pear-shaped body are unmistakable features of thirteenth- to fourteenth-century ceramics. However, its hexagonal form, readily created in cast bronze, influenced contemporary ceramics.
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