RARE ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE LOTUS FORM VASE with ENGRAVED DRAGON DESIGN. This is a rare antique Chinese bronze vase in a lotus flower form with an engraved dragon design around it. It is of good size and measures approx. 12 inches in height, the top rim is 4 3/8 inches in diameter and the bottom rim is 6 1/8 inches in diameter. If you look at the picture of the bottom it appears that is has traces of a silver wash over the bronze which i have never seen in a Chinese vase. I could not find any writing on the vase. It is a heavy duty quality bronze with no dents or damage. As you can see there is an engraved design of a 3 toe dragon that wraps around the vase. I took close up pictures of basically the 4 sides of the vase to give you a good idea of the engraving and condition of the vase. I also took pics of the interior of the vase to show what it looks like and might give the experts a better idea of the age and how it was made. I tried to do some research on this vase but i could not find anthing similar to it. I could not find any bronze vases that were in a Lotus flower form so teh design of the vase is very unique and rare. I could only find one other Chinese vase with an engraved design and i believe it was from at least the 1700s, usually bronze vases have an applied design or embossed design , it is very rare to have an engraved design. Im definitely not an expert on Chinese bronze items but i do believe this is a pretty early Chinese vase. All items must be paid within 10 days. There are a couple of companies i can recommened who both have websites with price-quote pages that are easy to fill out. Over that time period we have tried to offer a wide range of quality items. We sell everything from Paintings, Lamps, Clocks, Sculptures, Collectables and much much more. If i did not respond please try again because sometimes emails do get missed. Create listings that get noticed! With Auctiva’s 1,800+ Templates. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “RARE ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE LOTUS FORM VASE with ENGRAVED DRAGON DESIGN” is in sale since Sunday, May 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Vases”. The seller is “barleyneckusa” and is located in Orleans, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.