The Dr Grice Collection Of Chinese Bamboo And Scholars’ Objects - 10th November 2026

Lot 18

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CHINESE ZHUHUANG (BAMBOO VENEER) ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER, FANGHU

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A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CHINESE ZHUHUANG (BAMBOO VENEER) ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER, FANGHU
QIANLONG 1736-95

The rectangular body crisply carved to the shoulder with taotie masks and pendent lappets, the cover with a tall spade-shaped knop above a band of key fret, with a second band above the foot, the handles suspending loose rings and a link chain for suspension, together with a silk stand, 54cm. (3)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr John William Hawksley Grice OBE (1891–1976) and thence by descent. Formerly on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Grice loan number 17.

Zhuhuang (literally 'bamboo yellow', but meaning bamboo veneer) seems to have been developed in the Beijing Palace some time during the latter part of the Qianlong period, and remained popular into the early nineteenth century. It seems to have been inspired by furniture decoration of a type commonly found in the Beijing Palace with veneers of either the same or different woods, carved and applied to flat surfaces.


清乾隆 竹簧仿古饕餮紋方壺
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。本拍品曾於倫敦維多利亞及阿爾伯特博物館展出，編號17。