Details
Finely modelled after an archaic bronze gu-form, the neck decorated with four tall blade-shaped panels enclosing flower heads on scrolling foliage, the mid-section and base further embellished with stylised archaistic motifs divided by four gilt flanges
778 in. (19.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by Baron Sir John Henry Schröder (1825-1910) and by descent to Baron Bruno Schroder (1933-2019)
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Two slightly taller archaistic gu vases, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722), are illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, no. 2243 and 224. A cloisonné enamel archaistic gu-form vase of similar height, Qianlong mark and period, sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 29 April 2022, lot 3685.

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