$7,380
Large Cloisonne Hu Vase, China, Ming dynasty, globular form with wide flared neck, resting on a splayed foot, two lion masks with loose rings to midsection, decorated with stylized lotus flowerheads and foliate scrolls on a light blue ground divided in four sections by bands of floral motifs, hollowed base, ht. 22 5/8 x 18 1/2 in. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Alfred Owre (1870-1935). Note: See Alfred Owre, Illustrated catalog of noteworthy collection ... belonging to Dr. Alfred Owre of Minneapolis, to be sold at unrestricted public sale , American Art Association, New York, 1917; Joseph Breck and Henry Wehle, Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts , (Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, 1917), p. 16.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-17
