A GUAN-TYPE OCTAGONAL VASE, HU
A GUAN-TYPE OCTAGONAL VASE, HU
China, 18th century or later. The pear-shaped body supported on a spreading foot, the shoulder applied with two large lug handles, which are connected by two molded horizontal bowstrings to either end, covered overall in a thick grayish-blue glaze with a distinctive fine crackle of black and golden color.
Provenance: New York trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the foot with an old smoothened loss, likely stemming from the manufacture itself.
Weight: 800 g
Dimensions: Height 16.7 cm
The glaze stopping and pooling irregularly above the foot, revealing the dark brown ware burnt in the firing, with the recessed base glazed as well.
Literature comparison:
Compare a hu vase with a similar glaze, illustrated in Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Monochrome Porcelains in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1992, p. 133, no. 80.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 16 May 2014, lot 1316
Price: GBP 16,250 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Guan-type vase, hu, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related octagonal hu form and thick grayish-blue glaze. Note the related size (17.9 cm).
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A GUAN-TYPE OCTAGONAL VASE, HU
China, 18th century or later. The pear-shaped body supported on a spreading foot, the shoulder applied with two large lug handles, which are connected by two molded horizontal bowstrings to either end, covered overall in a thick grayish-blue glaze with a distinctive fine crackle of black and golden color.
Provenance: New York trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the foot with an old smoothened loss, likely stemming from the manufacture itself.
Weight: 800 g
Dimensions: Height 16.7 cm
The glaze stopping and pooling irregularly above the foot, revealing the dark brown ware burnt in the firing, with the recessed base glazed as well.
Literature comparison:
Compare a hu vase with a similar glaze, illustrated in Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Monochrome Porcelains in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1992, p. 133, no. 80.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 16 May 2014, lot 1316
Price: GBP 16,250 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Guan-type vase, hu, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related octagonal hu form and thick grayish-blue glaze. Note the related size (17.9 cm).
