A CLOISONNE ENAMEL BEAKER VASE, GU
KANGXI/YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735)
Of square section, the archaistic vase has eight sets of notched flanges running along the entire length, well enamelled on the trumpet neck and spreading foot with panels of confronting chilong and plantain leaves, the middle section with colourful scroll designs, all against a bright turquoise ground, the interior of the mouth with a lotus scroll
14 in. (35.6 cm.) high, stand, box
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Lot Essay
Compare the present vase with a similar, but larger, vase in the Pierre Uldry Collection, illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, no. 178.
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