A MINIATURE GUAN-TYPE GLAZED VASE, HU

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A MINIATURE GUAN-TYPE GLAZED VASE, HU
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The slightly compressed pear-shaped body rising to a straight neck flanked by a pair of tubular handles, the tall foot perforated to the front and back, covered overall in a viscous greyish glaze suffused with golden and silver wire crackles
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) high, original wood stand, Japanese wood box

Lot Essay

An identical vase, together with the zitan Imperial treasure box in which it was contained, is illustrated in the National Palace Museum, Taipei Special Exhibition Catalogue, Emperor Ch'ien-lung's Grand Cultural Enterprise, 2002, pp. 52-53.

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