Lot Essay
There appear to be no other recorded examples in this shape and decoration.
The shape probably derives from a variation of an archaic zun-shape although it is straight-necked. Cf. a simulated bronze zun with gilt decoration in the Baur collection, illustrated in the Catalogue, vol. IV, no. A653. The longer-necked versions are Qing in derivation, cf. a tall necked ge-type glazed vase illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, Shogakukan Series, vol. 15, fig. 33; another variation also derives from an archaic bronze shape, see ibid., pl. 274 for a jun-glazed hu-shaped vase with the neck tapering in from the body.
The shape probably derives from a variation of an archaic zun-shape although it is straight-necked. Cf. a simulated bronze zun with gilt decoration in the Baur collection, illustrated in the Catalogue, vol. IV, no. A653. The longer-necked versions are Qing in derivation, cf. a tall necked ge-type glazed vase illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, Shogakukan Series, vol. 15, fig. 33; another variation also derives from an archaic bronze shape, see ibid., pl. 274 for a jun-glazed hu-shaped vase with the neck tapering in from the body.