CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE DANCING HORSE EWER

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC TANG DYNASTY STYLE) HEAVY PATINATED BRONZE WATER FLASK OR EWER FASHIONED AFTER THE FAMED TANG DYNASTY NORTHERN NOMADIC LEATHER FLASK (PIPANGHU) FORM, TOPPED WITH AN ARCHED HANDLE AND A TETHERED FLUTED COVER VIA CHAIN EACH SIDE CAST IN HIGH RELIEF WITH A PRANCING "DANCING HORSE" (TANG TRIBUTE HORSE) BEARING A RIBBONED SADDLECLOTH APPROX. 14 IN HIGH TO HANDLE