Chinese Yellow-Ground Hu Form Vase.
Chinese Yellow-Ground Hu Form Vase. Potted in the form of an archaistic wine vessel, the rounded body decorated with iron-red 'double-happiness' characters between a ruyi-head band on the rim and lotus lappets on the foot, all on a yellow ground, the wide neck set with a pair of iron-red elephant-head ring handles, the base inscribed with a four-character mark in iron red, mounted on a gilt bronze stand. {Height: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)}.
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Chinese Yellow-Ground Hu Form Vase. Potted in the form of an archaistic wine vessel, the rounded body decorated with iron-red 'double-happiness' characters between a ruyi-head band on the rim and lotus lappets on the foot, all on a yellow ground, the wide neck set with a pair of iron-red elephant-head ring handles, the base inscribed with a four-character mark in iron red, mounted on a gilt bronze stand. {Height: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)}.