A RU-TYPE ARCHAISTIC FACETED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, FANGHU

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Details

A RU-TYPE ARCHAISTIC FACETED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, FANGHU
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular section, the two broad sides molded in shallow relief on the lower body with a peach-form panel, the neck flanked by a pair of faceted lug handles, covered overall with an even glaze of greyish blue-green color, the interior of the rectangular pedestal foot similarly glazed and the bottom of the foot covered with a brown dressing
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high, wood stand and box

Provenance

Nitta Collection, acquired in the 1990s.

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Lot Essay

The shape and glaze of the present vase are based on Song dynasty prototypes, such as the Guanyao vases in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated in Kuan Ware of the Southern Sung Dynasty, Book II, Hong Kong, 1962, pls. 1 and 2. A related, though slightly larger (36.5) Qianlong-marked hu-form vase of this shape, was sold in these rooms, 19 March 2009, lot 742.

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