A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE
A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE

17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The heavily cast, gu-shaped vase is encircled by two bow-string bands and is liberally splashed in gold on the exterior and on the interior below the rim of the trumpet-shaped neck, all on a patina of golden-olive tone. The similarly-decorated base is cast with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a rectangle.
12 7/8 in. (32.8 cm.) high

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