CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIÈME-XIXÈME SIECLE

In China’s history, there were two major peaks of intense antiquarian interest, the first during the Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th centuries, and the second during the late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 16th-18th centuries. See Jenny So, “Impressions of Times Past: Chinese Jades of the 12th and 17th Centuries.” The Woolf Jade Lecture, 16 March 2010, published in Transaction of the Oriental Ceramic Society 74 (2009-2010), 2011, pp. 75-88. The fascination with the art of the ancient past is reflected in the form and the decoration of this jade vase inspired by archaic bronze or earthenware hu examples from the Han dynasty. Compare with a spinach-green jade hu vase with similar carved relief bands in the Palace Museum in Beijing, inv. no. gu00103330.