YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)

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A FINELY CARVED IMPERIAL WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE, GU
YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
The bulbous mid-section of the vase is finely carved with taotie masks, with stylised archaistic blades encircling the lobed neck and foot. The stone is of an even pale tone.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 110.
Christie's London, 15 May 2007, lot 366.

Exhibited

Art and Imitation in China, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 14-17 October 2006, Catalogue, p. 138, pl. 27.

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Lot Essay

The current vase imitates the shape and design of earlier Shang or Western Zhou dynasty bronzes. It was produced at a time when archaism became popular in the Qing court, particularly during the Qianlong reign. Compare this to a similar white jade gu, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Shangjian, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 631. See also a related green jade gu and a variation with flanges, see Jadeware (III) - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, pls. 130 and 131.

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