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A VERY LARGE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU

Lot 2721
30.05.2022 10:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 4 914 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763265
Lot 2721 | A VERY LARGE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU
Estimate value
HKD 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
A VERY LARGE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HUQIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)The impressive vase is potted in imitation of an archaic bronze hu vessel with the body rising from a tall foot decorated with stylised ruyi-heads below a band of crashing waves. The oval-shaped body is moulded with raised bands decorated with scrolling flowers, suggesting straps and bosses of its archaic bronze prototype. The neck is decorated with a wide band of large flower heads interlinked by leafy tendrils, framed by two wave bands. The sides are applied with c-shaped handles, each moulded as a horned-dragonhead. All below a band of scrolling tendrils and an elaborate band of ruyi-heads with suspending tassels.20 1⁄4 in. (51.4 cm.) high Provenance Collection of Baron Hisaya Iwasaki (1865-1955)Sold at Sotheby's New York, 1-2 June 1993, lot 383 Literature Robert Jacobsen, Ye Peilan and Julian Thompson: Imperial Perfection.The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Kangxi - Yongzheng - Qianlong, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 52, no. 13 Exhibited On loan to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1999-2020
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