This later version is most unusual because of the inscription under the spout that reads, "Made in the midwinter of the third of the reign of Ch'ien Lung." Formerly of Elwyn M. Smolen collection. Purchased David Hausman of New York 1989. See article Smolen collection, Chinese Bronzes of the Ming Dynasty, Arts of Asia 1980.
Elwyn M. Smolen Collection; David Hausman, New York, C. Property from a Private American Collector.