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PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND
A GUAN-TYPE HU-FORM VASE
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Details
A GUAN-TYPE HU-FORM VASE
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The vase is decorated in low relief on each broad side with a peach-shaped panel, and the two narrow sides are set with rectangular lug handles. The vase is covered with a glaze of pale aqua color suffused with a wide network of gold and clear crackle, which also covers the base. The bottom of the foot has a black coating.
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The vase is decorated in low relief on each broad side with a peach-shaped panel, and the two narrow sides are set with rectangular lug handles. The vase is covered with a glaze of pale aqua color suffused with a wide network of gold and clear crackle, which also covers the base. The bottom of the foot has a black coating.
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1979.