A RARE BRONZE ‘KUILONG’ CUP, HAN DYNASTY, CHINA, 206 BC-220 ADThe rounded sides resting on a splayed foot and flaring at the rim, set to one side with a loop handle, the exterior with a band of neatly incised kuilong above two ribs. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with areas of malachite, cuprite, and azurite encrustation.Provenance: French trade, acquired from a French private collection built between ca. 1980 and 2012.Condition: Good condition,mensurate with age. Old wear, small losses, few scratches, a tiny crack to the center of the base, encrustations, and signs of weathering and erosion.Weight: 478.2 gDimensions: Length 17.7 cmLiteratureparison:Compare a closely related bronze cup, 14 cm, Han dynasty, in the Suzhou Museum, China. Note the lacking band of kuilong.漢代公元前206至公元220年夔龍紋青銅杯杯口微外撇，弧腹，圈足，環形手柄。杯上沿和腰部各有兩道弦紋。杯口下方有一道夔龍紋。青銅杯具有自然堅實的銅銹，有紅綠色結殼區域。