A Chinese bronze 'Dragon' gu vase, Ming Dynasty, elegantly cast, flaring towards the wide trumpet mouth and base, with a chilong dragon curled around the mid section, on a lacquered boxwood stand, overall 14.8cm high Provenance: From the private collection of a Gentleman, by descent from his father 明 铜螭龙小花觚 拍品来源：英国绅士私人收藏，其父亲早年所购，并由家族传承   Condition Report: the wood stand with cracks and wear commensurate with age bronze with two small old cuts to the edge and thick patination