A RARE BRONZE 'NINE-BAND' PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HU Song/Yuan DynastyA RARE BRONZE 'NINE-BAND' PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HUSong/Yuan DynastyRising from a flared foot with a band of stylised wave pattern, the pear-shaped body decorated with nine horizontal registers separated by plain strips, the registers cast in low relief with designs of lozenges enclosing the swastika motifs, wan-character diaper, phoenix, cranes amidst clouds, floral and foliate patterns, with chocolate-brown patina. 21cm (8 1/4in) high.Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/元 萬字紋仿古銅壺 Published and Illustrated: Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900, London, 1989, no.42.展覽著錄：Michael Goedhuis著，《Chinese and Japanese Bronzes A.D.1100-1900》，倫敦，1989年，編號42The dynamic design around the exterior of the present lot owes much to contemporaneous designs used for ceramics, notably Qingbai wares. See for example, a related floral pattern illustrated by J.Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Designs, Goteborg, 1970, fig.7a. See also a related bronze pear-shaped vase, Song/Jin dynasty, illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.135.