Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 63
A CHINESE BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE MING DYNASTY Cast with six petal-shaped facets
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A CHINESE BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE
MING DYNASTY
Cast with six petal-shaped facets, with a raised band to the tall slender body, all supported on a spread foot and flaring at the mouthrim, the base incised with a two character Xuande mark, 20.2cm, 743g.
Provenance: by repute, purchased by Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in Hong Kong c.1983; and then a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph in 1990.
Cf. M Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine impériale des Song aux Qing, p.139, no.90 for a related Ming vase in the Cernuschi Museum.