A Chinese Islamic-market hexagonal bronze ewer A Chinese Islamic-market hexagonal bronze ewer A Chinese Islamic-market hexagonal bronze ewer A Chinese Islamic-market hexagonal bronze ewer

A Chinese Islamic-market hexagonal bronze ewer

Reference: ART1005543

The ewer is affixed with an s-shaped handle supported on a mythical beast truss and an s-shaped spout originating from a beast head. The exterior is chased to each side with a flower and fruit in a panel on a ring-punched ground. The shoulder is decorated with a shou character above a flower spray.

Provenance: from a private Dutch collection.