A lobed bronze 'rope twist' vase, zun
Qing DynastyThe flared foot with moulded wave designs rising to a globular body with raised lotus lappets at the shoulder, all surmounted by a lobed neck with lappet-shaped medallions of archaistic designs, with a twisted rope circling the shoulder and tied in two bows at each end.24cm (9 5/8in) high