18TH CENTURY

Details

A VERY FINE IMPERIAL ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE VASE, GU
18TH CENTURY
Of quatrefoil section, the flaring neck and spreading hollow foot carved in shallow relief with archaistic blades and the central section with taotie masks, the stone of an even pale tone
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 110

Exhibited

Exhibited in the exhibition Art and Imitation in China, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Limited, 14-17 October 2006

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present vase is based on Shang or early Western Zhou dynasty prototypes. Archaism permeates the arts of China from the Song dynasty reaching its peak during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.

A similar white jade gu can be seen illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Shangjian, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 631. For 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, pl. 130 and 131.

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