China. Qing dynasty. 18th c. Bronze, embossed pattern of figures, animals and plants. H. 9.2cm, ? 37cm. Condition B. Two old repairs.
Literature: Sarah Handler: The Chinese Washbasin and Stand. In: Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 1:4 (Autumn 1991). See p. 29. Sarah Handler: Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture. Berkeley / Los Angeles 2001. Compare figures 20.7 and 20.8. Gustav Ecke: Chinese Domestic Funiture. Beijing, 1944 / Taipei, 1992. Compare pl. 145, No. 120. Wang Shixiang / Curtis Evarts: Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture. Chicago/San Fransisco 1995, pp. 178-179, No. 83.