Flower Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon-and-Wave Decor
perhaps Chenghua period (1465-1487)
Dimensions
max.: H. 22 × mouth Diam. 15 cm (8 11/16 × 5 7/8 in.) base: Diam. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Provenance
David Berg, New York (by 1999), bequest; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1999. Note: David Berg (1904–1999)
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