口徑：16.5厘米 （6 1⁄2 吋） 底徑：13.5厘米 （5 1⁄4 吋） 通高：11.5厘米 （4 1⁄2 吋）Diam. at mouth：16.5 cm （6 1⁄2 in.） Diam. at base： 13.5 cm （5 1⁄4 in.） Overall height： 11.5 cm （4 1⁄2 in.）

Literature：
China Guardian， Chinese Bronzes in the Collection of Zhu’s Jiu Ru Yuan， 2016， p.22
Shanghai Museum， The Legacy of Chu Chong-yee： Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Jiu Ru Yuan Collection， Shanghai， Shanghai Cishu Press， 2017， no. 11
Provenance：
Collection of Chu’s Jiu Ru Yuan， acquired in the 1980s， Hong Kong

Exhibited：
Chinese Bronzes in the Collection of Zhu’s Jiu Ru Yuan， 28th-31st May 2016， Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Standing on a short ring foot， this container for serving food has a flared mouth， everted angular rim， short neck and slightly swelling belly. The belly is cast with hook-lobbed ears in the shape of animal heads. The front and back of both the neck and ring foot are decorated with dragons with their heads in high relief and their scaled bifurcated bodies extending sideways to end in tails curling upwards. Also visible are a three-clawed foot in front and another at the back against a ground of clouds and thunder. The bottom on the inside bears a single character for identifying the patron clan.

Price estimate:
HKD: 500,000 - 700,000
USD: 64,600 - 90,500

Auction Result:
HKD: --