A rare bronze basin with waterfowl in a lotus pond. Western Xia dynasty

A rare bronze basin with waterfowl in a lotus pond. Western Xia dynasty (1038—1226/7) Signed Jiangren Yang Jinghua zao (made by the artisan Yang Jinghua) Of deep form supported on three curved feet and with a horizontal flat rim, the interior finely moulded with lotus plants bearing large blossoms, leaves and seed pods, together with arrowhead and reeds in a pond; on the water and in the air mandarin ducks, fish, a tortoise, tadpoles, cranes and dragonflies; on the rim flowers and foliage. The characters of the signature are cast into the indentations at the underside of the basin, corresponding to the raised flowers on the exterior rim. Height 8.4 cm; diameter 45 cm

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