A rare bronze octagonal barbed bowl, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) the bowl is with alternate bird and flower panels, on short flared foot with interlocked dragon motifs, the bronze with even green patina. 23 cm diameter, 14 cm high. Literature: new history of world Art Orient edition 7 complete works of world Art Yuan Shogkukan, p. 293. Provenance: an important private collection, Sydney, Australia