A CLOUD-HANDLED BRONZE VASE, HU Ming DynastyA CLOUD-HANDLED BRONZE VASE, HUMing DynastyHeavily cast of elegant pear shape, rising from a stepped foot to a narrow waisted neck and galleried rim, the shoulders set with a pair of ruyi cloud-shaped handles, the body decorated around the exterior with continuous lotus scrolls, the foot and neck with stiff-leaf lappets, the mouth and foot rims with cloud-scrolls. 13.5cm (5 1/2in) high.Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅如意耳纏枝花卉紋壺Compare with a related bronze vase with similar handles, 16th century, in the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the ancestors, Flowers for the Gods, Genoa, 2017, p.269, fig.3.